Sat, 04 Oct 2014, 15:13 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 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
  596 Randy Meyer                             2 Chris Demke                  
E4                   0.172  5.339 271.84     ****WINNER****  0.084  5.292 275.79
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Shields   ) 0.043  5.282 271.46      (B Reichert  ) 0.029  5.309 272.83
E2    (J Veale     ) 0.071  5.339 265.90      (R Bourke    ) 0.049  5.281 273.39
E1    (M Tedesco   ) 0.067  5.366 270.70      (D Nolan     ) 0.049  5.373 270.21
 Qualified:             #1  5.248 273.44                        #2  5.274 273.00

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,139 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Demke is 2 - 1 against Meyer in prior events and Demke is 1 - 0 against Meyer in prior final rounds. Demke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light. This is 14th career National event win and the fourth win this season. He clinched his first National championship yesterday after finishing No. 2 in the points the previous two years.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink