Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 14:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bill Reichert                        4238 Shayne Lawson                
E2                   0.078  5.297 267.16     ****WINNER****  0.060  5.264 272.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Odom      ) 0.090  5.314 267.80      (C Copeland  ) 0.067  5.268 270.48
 Qualified:             #5  5.323 269.46                        #4  5.307 270.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,233 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

This is the first time Reichert and Lawson have faced each other in eliminations. Lawson is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win light. Shayne Lawson's MOV: 0.0517 seconds (approximately 20 feet). Lawson runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend. Reichert 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
  613 Joey Severance                        412 David Brounkowski            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.366 263.72                     0.069  5.487 249.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mc Kernan ) 0.069  5.296 271.13      (M Manners   ) 0.087  5.293 265.59
 Qualified:             #3  5.303 271.95                       #11  5.373 255.73

Severance is 1 - 0 against Brounkowski in prior events. Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brounkowski was dropping cylinders early and never got it to clean up.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  416 James Thompson                          2 Chris Demke                  
E2                   0.084  5.333 270.00     ****WINNER****  0.057  5.324 270.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.073  5.335 272.45      (L Callaway  ) 0.067  5.320 262.74
 Qualified:             #7  5.342 265.74                        #2  5.299 271.19

Demke is 1 - 0 against Thompson in prior events. Demke is out of the gate first and straight down the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Severance in the semifinal. Thompson 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
    8 Marty Thacker                          12 John Finke                   
E2                   0.017  5.474 259.36     ****WINNER****  0.069  5.402 255.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Sanford   ) 0.004  5.421 263.05      (J Fricke    ) 0.071  5.412 254.71
 Qualified:            #16  5.426 262.54                        #8  5.358 262.95

Thacker is 5 - 2 against Finke in prior events. Thacker with a great light and the lead until 800 feet when Finke is able to chase him down. John Finke's MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 8 feet). finke will give up lane choice to Lawson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink