Sun, 15 Jun 2003, 05:37 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Pontiac Excitement Nationals presented by Summit Racing:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  311 Jeff Bohr                              31 Russ Lindert
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  5.634 241.80                     0.105  6.226 158.65
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Howard    ) 0.056  5.567 252.71      (S Cantrell  ) 0.075  5.510 254.71
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.043  5.667 250.04      (K Perry     ) 0.119  5.457 240.34
 Qualified:            #16  5.657 241.93                        #4  5.492 251.91

5:24 PM Current weather conditions: 80 degrees, 52 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.11 inches, with a track temperature of 113 degrees.

Bohr qualified sixteenth and is headed for the finals, leaving first and never giving up the lead to Lindert's quicker car, solidifying the lead when Lindert's car lost the blower belt just past half track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Jeff Wilson                           200 Tony Bartone
E3   ****WINNER****  0.054  5.466 251.58                     0.042  5.486 261.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.014  5.503 256.21      (M Kosky     ) 0.075  5.492 264.86
E1    (R Mc Phillip) 0.019  5.437 258.37      (G Ward      ) 0.130  5.387 268.97
 Qualified:             #6  5.506 255.73                        #2  5.422 267.43

Bartone is the sole surviving A-Fuel car, but he has been consistently quick all weekend. Until now, Bartone hade the starting line advantage, but Wilson took the lead before the 60-foot timer and never gave it up. Bartone was closing fast on the top end, but ran out of race track. Jeff Wilson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.076), 660ft(0.069), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Wilson will have lane choice against Bohr in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink