Sat, 2 Oct 2004, 12:49 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Allstars Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster Allstars at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Ed Schmeeckle                          74 Chris Demke
E1   ****WINNER****  0.102  5.948 251.20                    -0.090  7.015 131.02
 Qualified:             #5  5.565 254.23                        #4  5.496 261.83

Demke turns on the big red light giving Schmeeckle the win. Nothing really apparent wrong with Schmeeckle's pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  122 Arthur Gallant                         63 Steve Federlin
E1                   0.113  9.987  76.32     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.354 267.32
 Qualified:             #6  8.388  97.81                        #3  5.448 261.52

Federlin with a great light and a great looking pass to take the win. Gallant started to shake the tires and lifted.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2155 Guy Kelly                               6 Bill Reichert
E1                   0.073  5.416 265.69     ****WINNER****  0.107  5.321 275.67
 Qualified:             #1  5.385 264.29                        #8 15.665  51.67

Kelly with a big starting line advantage, but Reichert was able to chase him down around 800 feet and take the win light. Bill Reichert's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.099), 330 ft(-0.097), 660ft(-0.035), 1,000ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0612 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Morgan Lucas                            8 Shelly Howard
E1                   0.015  5.734 262.69     ****WINNER****  0.105  5.300 277.49
 Qualified:             #2  5.403 261.17                        #7 14.532  80.04

Lucas with a big starting line advantage, but then started to rattle the tires and Howard had the lead by 200 feet and drives on through for the win light. Howard will have lane choice over Federlin, and Reichert will have lane choice over Schmeeckle in the semifinals.

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