Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 16:38 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   37 Robin Samsel                           34 Brandon Booher               
E3                   0.163 13.848  70.54     ****WINNER****  0.073  5.509 267.43
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Allen     ) 0.095  5.461 268.87      (J Hart      ) 0.012  5.486 268.17
E1    (B Greco     ) 0.156  5.461 268.81      (W Morris    ) 0.066  5.424 270.37
 Qualified:             #1  5.248 270.75                        #4  5.325 271.95

4:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 3,608 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Booher is 2 - 1 against Samsel in prior events.

Samsel went up in smoke at the hit, pedaled a couple of times, then gave up on the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  530 Alan Bradshaw                           6 Duane Shields                
E3                   0.057  5.408 258.12     ****WINNER****  0.064  5.399 268.49
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.050  5.559 250.04      (T Tatum     ) 0.059  5.655 259.01
E1    (K Stalba    ) 0.082  5.452 250.64      (T Fox       ) 0.114  5.404 271.62
 Qualified:            #11  5.421 244.52                        #2  5.277 271.68

Shields is 2 - 1 against Bradshaw in prior events.

Bradshaw gets a small advantage off the line, extends his lead to half track, then Shields starts to reel him in and goes around him at the stripe.

Duane Shields' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.065), 660ft(-0.052), 1,000ft(-0.030). MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

Booher will take on Shields in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink