Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 19:20 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

EPPING, N.H. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at New England Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1072 Bruce Horner                           13 John Finke                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.060  5.532 254.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.076  5.697 244.69      (K Stalba    ) 0.065  5.507 258.07
 Qualified:             #5  5.703 245.85                        #1  5.550 252.38

Horner did not answer the call so Finke had a single run into the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  176 Jeff Veale                           1900 Dan Page                     
E2                   0.069  5.690 264.70     ****WINNER****  0.077  5.649 266.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Morris    ) 0.025  5.697 263.87      (R McPhillips) 0.079  5.426 262.64
 Qualified:             #7  5.724 261.72                        #6  5.710 259.46

Veale was first out of the gate but trailed at 60 feet. Just after that, Page shook the rear tires to give Veale the chance to pull ahead and lead the race at 330 feet. Page got the car hooked up again, caught up to Veale and took the lead by the time they reached 660 feet. The Top Dragster Final will be Finke vs. Page, with Finke having lane choice. Dan Page's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(-0.017), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.028). MOV: 0.0334 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink