Sun, 08 Sep 2013, 17:06 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

EARLVILLE, Iowa - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division, event at Tri-State Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  589 Gord Gingles                           33 Jared Dreher                 
E3                   0.121  6.312 179.44     ****WINNER****  0.090  5.488 252.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Meyer     ) 0.038  5.352 269.46      (B Booher    ) 0.051  5.456 254.62
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.057  5.343 268.01      (J Fricke    ) 0.064  5.384 255.24
 Qualified:             #3  5.457 266.64                        #5  5.485 254.33

3:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,887 feet.

Jared Dreher is off the line first and then has Gingles chasing him down until right before half track, where Gingles' pipes go wet and he starts to slow. It's all Dreher after that and he gets a decisive win.

Jared Dreher's incremental margins: 60ft(0.058), 330 ft(0.094), 660ft(0.316), 1,000ft(0.558). MOV: 0.8554 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Gord Gingles' incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.540, 660ft-3.909/175.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.141.
Jared Dreher's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.624/216.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.614.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink