Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 16:37 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Duane Shields                           1 Chris Demke                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.504 262.69                     0.064  5.569 267.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R McPhillips) 0.072  5.264 272.45      (K Stricker  ) 0.026  5.279 274.16
 Qualified:             #9  5.469 270.54                        #1  5.281 274.78

4:24 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 1,181 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

Shields and Demke came out of the gate just 0.002 seconds apart but SHields was quicker on the track to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1490 Brandon Greco                          18 Frank Schuster               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  1.231 17.485  62.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Sanford   ) 0.378  5.579 252.47      (J Veale     ) 0.042  5.662 248.71
 Qualified:            #10  5.541 257.48                       #15  6.805 174.37

Greco was not able to get his car started and did not make a run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   16 John Finke                           1128 Karen Stalba                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  5.373 263.00                     0.076  5.936 220.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fox       ) 0.074  5.331 260.06      (J Fricke    ) 0.079  5.333 268.28
 Qualified:            #12  5.664 258.37                        #4  5.350 265.95

Finke was quicker at the start but Stalba held close until her car started losing cylinders at mid track. The she fell back and Finke went on to take the win. Finke will have lane choice over Shields in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 194D Mia Tedesco                           144 Tripp Tatum                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  5.227 279.56                     0.041  5.510 263.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Moeser    ) 0.092  5.355 266.90      (W Morris    ) 0.054  5.539 259.71
 Qualified:             #3  5.326 272.23                       #11  5.581 239.36

Tedesco had career best ET and speed with this run. She'll have lane choice over Schuster in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink