Sun, 30 Oct 2011, 06:38 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  465 Michael Manners                        10 Chase Copeland               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.413 268.92                     0.040  5.452 271.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M McKernan  ) 0.041  5.353 272.28      (C Perkins   ) 0.024  5.334 272.78
E1    (J Finke     ) 0.056  5.324 272.17      (A Bart      ) 0.044  5.344 274.61
 Qualified:             #3  5.322 273.16                        #2  5.322 273.33

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 4,184 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Manners and Copeland have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Copeland with the starting line advantage, but Manners has the lead 100 feet and takes the win by 0.0225 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Chris Demke                             4 Jim Whiteley                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.395 266.32                     0.003  6.824 145.67
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Taliaferro) 0.014  5.346 267.75      (S Palmer    ) 0.031  5.343 266.48
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.084  5.347 268.17      (S Frigo     ) 0.052 11.616 100.47
 Qualified:             #4  5.345 267.59                        #1  5.320 267.75

Whiteley is 6 - 1 against Demke in prior events and Whiteley has won all three time they have raced this year. Whiteley with a near perfect light and then starts to lose traction and clicks it off. Demke with another great pass for the win and he will have lane choice over Manners in the next year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink