Sun, 15 Jul 2018, 01:09 AM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, Burndown at Sundown:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   35 Jared Dreher                         1490 Brandon Greco                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  5.371 262.54                     0.049  5.410 262.08
 Qualified:             #5  5.387 261.57                        #4  5.386 257.28

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.

Dreher makes his quickest pass of the weekend and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 8002 Julie Nataas                           10 Marty Thacker                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.371 278.92                     0.000  5.438 264.23
 Qualified:             #2  5.299 280.60                        #7  5.433 263.67

Thacker has a perfect light but he can't hold off Nataas.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 320X Matt Sackman                          303 John Paul Gutierrez          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  5.326 274.39                     0.097 17.177  67.22
 Qualified:             #1  5.269 275.73                        #8  5.480 258.12

This is Sackman's first race in this class. He gets out of the gate first and pulls away for the win. Gutierrez has problems and is off the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Josh Hart                            2030 Will Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084  5.348 266.74                     0.017  5.631 270.86
 Qualified:             #3  5.366 267.48                        #6  5.429 272.89

Smith gets out of the gate first but Hart goes around him and pulls away for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink