Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 03:56 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Marty Thacker                          37 Jerry Powell                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.420 261.52                     0.054  5.763 247.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Reichert  ) 0.034  5.396 263.92      (M Kosky     ) 0.018  5.557 253.33
E1    (J Finke     ) 0.000  5.461 265.69      (R Meyer     ) 0.006  5.541 255.19
 Qualified:             #9  5.462 262.59                       #12  5.587 251.25

3:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,047 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

This is the first time Thacker and Powell have faced each other in eliminations.

Thacker gets off the line first and extends his lead all the way through the run. Powell shook the tires early but was able to drive through it without lifting.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Brandon Booher                         18 Karen Stalba                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  5.497 259.26                     0.142  5.574 250.64
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Page      ) 0.045  5.476 259.61      (M Comella   ) 0.075  5.405 261.27
E1    (R Samsel    ) 0.047  5.460 259.76      (R McPhillips) 0.095  5.426 258.02
 Qualified:             #7  5.443 260.66                        #6  5.440 244.16

Booher gets a huge advantage off the line and starts to pull away. Stalbe starts to make a move around half track but then slowed near the end of the run.

Thacker will have lane choice over Booher in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink