Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 16:02 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, Buckeye Fuel Wars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Marty Thacker                          33 Jared Dreher                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  5.587 258.07                     0.155  5.516 253.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Samsel    ) 0.091  5.511 260.91      (B Reichert  ) 0.084  5.466 255.19
 Qualified:             #4  5.571 257.97                        #8  5.809 249.90

3:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,858 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Thacker gets a huge holeshot, Dreher starts reeling him in, but quickly runs out of race track. Thacker hangs on and takes the holeshot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  323 Brandon Booher                          7 Ken Perry                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  5.417 268.38                     0.138  9.282  88.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.067  5.423 268.01      (J Paul Gutie) 0.066  5.440 262.69
 Qualified:             #2  5.429 266.21                        #3  5.461 259.51

Perry is late off the line, gets about 300 feet out and clicks it off. Booher goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win and earns lane choice over Thacker in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink