Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 16:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6067 Don St. Arnaud                         73 Megan McKernan               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.081  5.442 256.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Perkins   ) 0.044  5.552 258.81      (J Ahten     ) 0.083  5.393 262.74
 Qualified:             #7  5.538 262.28                        #3  5.406 247.16

2:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 28.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,365 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

St. Arnaud has too much damage from last round and can't make the call. McKernan makes a strong single and may have tickled the throttle about a hundred feet out.

Megan McKernan's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.623/216.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.596.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                         63 James Butler                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.054 12.046  87.11                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Demke     ) 0.085  5.435 259.66      (L Miersch   ) 0.108  5.394 264.86
 Qualified:             #8  7.283 125.54                        #4  5.410 264.39

Ouch! Butler's engine starts and then goes silent. Severance gets a single and lucks out. The tires are up in smoke right at the green.

He gives up lane choice to McKennan in the final round later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink