Mon, 08 Oct 2012, 13:19 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 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
    5 Chris Demke                             2 Bill Reichert                
E4                   0.047  6.292 119.87     ****WINNER****  0.056  5.286 268.12
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Shields   ) 0.044  6.228 133.63      (M Kosky     ) 0.046  5.325 270.05
E2    (F Schuster  ) 0.067  5.268 272.06      (J Finke     ) 0.098  5.254 268.97
E1    (K Stalba    ) 0.047  5.263 269.73      (M Burns     ) 0.054  5.350 267.32
 Qualified:             #2  5.310 268.28                        #1  5.281 266.95

1:11 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 55 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.70 inches, adjusted altitude 408 feet, track temperature 61 degrees.

Demke shook off the starting line and had the engine of his car let go, bringing out the chutes at about 1,000 feet. Reichert had a clean run down the track to take his 27th national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink