Wed, 14 Mar 2012, 21:49 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  110 Rich McPhillips                       487 Mark Taliaferro              
E3                   0.072  5.365 268.10     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.353 274.55
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Mercier   ) 0.019  5.357 265.53      (S Frigo     ) 0.052  5.323 275.62
E1    (D Page      ) 0.003  5.402 266.69      (A Tatum     ) 0.034  5.407 272.67
 Qualified:             #3  5.361 260.66                        #1  5.339 274.05

This final round was delayed from the original event and run during the second Friday qualifying session at the just-completed Gatornationals.

This was a very close race, McPhillips with the lead to half track, then Taliaferro taking over with a strong top-end charge. Mark Taliaferro's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.006), 660ft(-0.003), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0160 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink