Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 05:27 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shelly Howard                           4 David Wells
E4                   0.305  5.311 272.28     ****WINNER****  0.074  5.339 268.17
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Reichert  ) 0.029  5.290 269.56      (D Hirata    ) 0.123  5.352 264.75
E2    (G Kelly     ) 0.107  5.402 272.39      (M Thacker   ) 0.047  5.310 266.90
E1    (K Perry     ) 0.087  5.497 269.35      (A Force     ) 0.059  5.363 269.40
 Qualified:             #5  5.300 277.49                       #14  5.388 264.80

4:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,728 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Howard has the chance for the bonus here, she won the All Stars yesterday. Howard is really late off the line and Wells takes the hole-shot win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink