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Sat, 13 Sep 2014, 18:16 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1766 Mike Burns                            765 Duane Shields                
E1                   0.098  5.517 257.53     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.384 267.06
 Qualified:            #13  5.577 256.65                        #4  5.318 261.98

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,070 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Burns is 1 - 0 against Shields in prior events. Shields with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Burns with his quickest pass in the losing effort.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  176 Jeff Veale                             12 John Finke                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  5.357 273.39                     0.067  5.470 260.61
 Qualified:             #8  5.425 273.05                        #9  5.475 256.16

This is the first time Veale and Finke have faced each other in eliminations. Veale is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Jeff Veale's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.595/222.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.545. Finke with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 194D Mia Tedesco                           596 Randy Meyer                  
E1                   0.072  5.366 268.38     ****WINNER****  0.067  5.366 270.70
 Qualified:            #16  5.969 263.62                        #1  5.248 273.44

This is the first time Tedesco and Meyer have faced each other in eliminations. Meyer with the starting line advantage and they run identical E.T.s so Meyer gets the win on a hole shot. Randy Meyer's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.036), 330 ft(-0.041), 660ft(-0.022), 1,000ft(-0.006). MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Tedesco with her quickest and fastest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Meyer will give up lane choice to Veale in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Dan Page                             1482 Richard Bourke               
E1                   0.058  5.415 264.29     ****WINNER****  0.075  5.392 268.12
 Qualified:             #7  5.368 268.92                       #10  5.504 263.72

This is the first time Page and Bourke have faced each other in eliminations. Page with the starting line advantage, but Bourke had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. bourke with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for thw win. Richard Bourke's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  112 Frank Schuster                         14 Jackie Fricke                
E1                   0.054  7.156  90.08     ****WINNER****  0.055  5.399 268.22
 Qualified:            #11  5.535 255.97                        #6  5.366 267.37

This is the first time Schuster and Fricke have faced each other in eliminations. They leave together and then it is all Fricke as Schuster bang a blower.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  118 Earl Nichols Jr.                        7 Rich McPhillips              
E1                   0.036  5.597 257.38     ****WINNER****  0.204  5.407 264.96
 Qualified:            #12  5.567 258.12                        #5  5.362 273.27

Nichols Jr. with the starting line advantage and the lead and McPhillips was able to chase him down right in the lights. He took the win by 0.0228 seconds (approximately 9 feet). McPhillps will give up lane choice to Shields in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1011 Dan Dietrich                            5 Bill Reichert                
E1                   0.130  5.612 254.14     ****WINNER****  0.078  5.357 263.46
 Qualified:            #14  5.729 221.31                        #3  5.303 268.65

Reichert is 2 - 0 against Dietrich in prior events. Reichert with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Reichert will have lane choice over Fricke in the next round. Dietrich with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  392 Don Nolan                               2 Chris Demke                  
E1                   0.071  6.609 154.55     ****WINNER****  0.049  5.373 270.21
 Qualified:            #15  5.843 229.08                        #2  5.274 273.00

This is the first time Nolan and Demke have faced each other in eliminations. Demke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Nolan clicked it off early. Demke will have lane choice over Bourke in the next round.

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