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Sat, 31 Mar 2012, 18:16 PM

Extreme 10.5 Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Mickey Thompson Extreme 10.5 at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL Carsafe Dragpalooza VIII:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   37 Rick Thornton                        7095 Dan Myers                    
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.021  4.149 182.80
 Qualified:             #4  4.026 208.62                        #5  4.084 184.19

5:01 p.m. Thornton set the speed record at 206.51 and has a pending record of 208.62, but needs at least a 206.54 to back that up.

Thornton's adrenaline got the better of him and he left before the tree was activated.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  747 Eric Stubbs                             7 Todd Moyer                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  4.063 193.29                     0.021  4.326 190.54
 Qualified:             #6  4.100 192.60                        #3  4.020 202.76

5:07 p.m. Moyer had the better light, but Moyer's car started fishtailing and Stubbs drove by for the win with his quickest run of the event..


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Lamar Swindoll Jr.                    277 Alan Pittman                 
E1                   0.004  7.245  62.86     ****WINNER****  0.072  4.049 194.32
 Qualified:             #7  4.128 202.33                        #2  3.931 194.46

Swindoll had a great light, but his car was loose and headed for the centerline, forcing him to lift. Pittman made a good run, will have lane choice against Stubbs in the semifinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  420 Dennis Sugrue                           3 Billy Glidden                
E1                   0.111  5.218  99.81     ****WINNER****  0.153  4.009 186.92
 Qualified:             #8  4.164 188.20                        #1  3.921 190.14

Sugrue was late, Glidden was later, but Sugrue's car headed for the centerline and he had to lift. Glidden, on only his second run of the weekend, went right down the groove and will have lane choice against Myers in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink