Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 02:08 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Bill Reichert                         613 Joey Severance               
E3                   0.057  5.248 271.02     ****WINNER****  0.001  5.266 271.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Bourke    ) 0.075  5.259 271.73                     0.007  5.337 268.49
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.069  5.235 272.28      (J Dreher    ) 0.086 10.853  99.18
 Qualified:             #1  5.232 269.24                        #4  5.334 258.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.42 inches, adjusted altitude 942 feet, track temperature 69 degrees.

Reichert is 1 - 0 against Severance in prior events. Severance is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Joey Severance's MOV: 0.0386 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Severance with his career quickest and fastest pass for the win. Reichert with the loss will get eliminated from the Top Alcohol Dragster championship chase.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Duane Shields                         185 Mike Kosky                   
E3                   0.104 13.942  80.62     ****WINNER****  0.066  5.334 261.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Booher    ) 0.088  5.258 269.73      (R Samsel    ) 0.430 12.322  78.81
E1    (D DeAngelis ) 0.163  5.224 278.69      (T Pickett   ) 0.310  7.465 114.22
 Qualified:             #2  5.285 273.27                        #3  5.301 266.37

Shields is 2 - 0 against Kosky in prior events. Shields is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle and Kosky moves into the final. Kosky will give up lane choice to Severance in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink