Sat, 06 Oct 2012, 14:21 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Jim Samuel |
MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 13 Dan Mercier 3422 Ken Perry E1 ****WINNER**** 0.115 5.488 256.16 0.027 9.132 95.41 Qualified: #4 5.357 260.31 #13 5.533 253.561:48 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,182 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.
Dan Mercier won here in 2006. Perry had a slow launch and never got up to
speed. Mercier will move on to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Duane Shields 8 Marty Thacker
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.113 5.369 265.90 -0.027 5.509 261.52
Qualified: #6 5.396 266.58 #11 5.477 259.66
Marty Thacker won here in 2008. Shields won in 2009. Thacker went red, so Shields will move on.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 596 Randy Meyer 185 Mike Kosky E1 0.047 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.081 7.960 106.01 Qualified: #5 5.363 262.33 #12 5.483 257.48This is Mike Kosky's 26th time competing at this event. He's won here three times and is the defending event champion. He has also been runner up here three times before this race.
Meyer had the quicker start but crossed the center line at 660 feet. Kosky
got the win but gave up lane choice to Mercier in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1900 Dan Page 112 Frank Schuster E1 0.075 5.599 255.24 ****WINNER**** 0.022 5.462 261.17 Qualified: #7 5.398 263.87 #10 5.460 259.91Arthur Gallant owns the car Page is driving. Gallant won here in 2002 and was runner up in 2005 and 2006. Both drivers had good runs, but Schuster was quicker and will move on to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 110 Rich McPhillips 15 John Finke E1 0.064 5.411 259.66 ****WINNER**** 0.088 5.379 257.38 Qualified: #8 5.401 256.36 #9 5.450 256.65McPhillips and Finke both had good runs, but Finke was just a bit ahead to take the win. John Finke's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.016), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.029), 1,000ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1482 Richard Bourke 118 Ken Winward E1 ****WINNER**** 0.092 5.247 270.81 0.116 5.877 201.91 Qualified: #3 5.348 264.08 #14 5.574 255.53Bourke had his lowest ET of the weekend so far to take the win and earn lane choice over Shields in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Chris Demke 11 Karen Stalba
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.047 5.263 269.73 0.085 5.738 237.21
Qualified: #2 5.310 268.28 #15 5.579 249.81
Demke had this one all the way and will have lane choice over Schuster in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Bill Reichert 1766 Mike Burns
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 5.350 267.32 0.066 5.430 263.05
Qualified: #1 5.281 266.95 #16 5.580 260.81
Reichert has won this race in 2005 and was runner up twice. This is the fourth time he has started here in the number one
qualifying position. Burns is the 161st different driver that Reichert has faced in eliminations. Burns is driving a car owned by
leonard Cottrell, who won here in 1987 with John Speelman driving.
Burns led this race to 330 feet, but then Reichert took over to get the win. Reichert will have lane choice over Finke in round
two.
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