Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 02:10 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

REYNOLDS, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Silver Dollar Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Brandon Booher                          8 Duane Shields                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.207  5.421 270.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fiorelli  ) 0.036  5.473 260.56      (D Page      ) 0.095  5.316 273.39
 Qualified:             #3  5.505 240.47                        #2  5.389 273.72

1:38 p.m. Booher was unable to get the engine to fire and Shields gets the single. He goes right down the groove with a good run for the conditions.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Chris Demke                             1 Bill Reichert                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  4.701 14.770  57.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Allen     ) 0.048  5.537 231.16                     0.096  5.316 266.85
 Qualified:             #5  5.886 250.41                        #1  5.335 265.53

Demke doesn't make the call to the line giving Reichert the trip to the finals to take on Shields. Reichert hits the throttle, gets about 200 feet out and backs off the throttle.

Shields will have lane choice over Reichert in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink