Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 17:17 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Chris Demke                           613 Joey Severance               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.357 269.73                     0.003  9.952 101.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.062  5.323 269.73      (M Mc Kernan ) 0.013  5.466 264.39
 Qualified:             #2  5.353 267.69                        #3  5.394 264.80

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.23 inches, adjusted altitude 4,657 feet, track temperature 114 degrees. Lots of wind from behind.

Here we go!

Severance gets a great 0.003 light and then has the tires start to spin right after that. He has to lift.

Demke is in front by sixty feet and cards another five thirty five on his way to the final round.

Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.392, 660ft-3.542/215.93 mph, 1,000ft-4.524.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6067 Don St. Arnaud                          3 Jim Whiteley                 
E2                   0.060  5.427 240.04     ****WINNER****  0.046  5.320 272.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Austin    ) 0.070  5.411 267.37      (J Butler    ) 0.058  5.310 271.02
 Qualified:             #4  5.400 264.29                        #1  5.303 270.81

Whiteley gets a starting line advantage and continues to open up his lead right on down the track to capture lane choice in the final round.

St. Arnaud was right behind him until after mid-track, where the car starts to move towards the center line and he lifts.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink