Sun, 05 Oct 2014, 16:35 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Chris Demke                           765 Duane Shields                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.005  5.262 272.45                     0.097  5.392 255.92
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Lewis     ) 0.056  7.091  94.70      (R Meyer     ) 0.088  5.268 273.39
E2    (R McPhillips) 0.060  5.252 274.72      (M Tedesco   ) 0.052  5.238 273.72
E1    (K Stalba    ) 0.063  5.217 277.94      (W Morris    ) 0.109  5.277 274.00
 Qualified:             #2  5.281 273.39                        #4  5.307 270.97

4:28 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 1,635 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Demke won the rain-delayed Charlotte race here yesterday and clinched the national championship at the same time. Demke added to his record with a great reaction time and a quicker ET on the track. This is the Demke's fifth national event win this year and the 15th TAD win of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink