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Friday Results for Qualifying Round 1

NORWALK, Ohio - NORWALK - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Jeff Bohr Runs 5.539/260.97, Now #1 2:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 3,479 feet, track temperature 122 degrees. As nearly as we can tell, this was Bohr's first pass of the 2009 season - and he uncorked a solid run, clean and straight. Left Lane: Dave Weber Runs 7.052/132.26, Now #3 Right Lane: Jeff Veale Runs 5.981/249.39, Now #2 Weber was on a good run, but his car started dancing around and headed for the centerline around half track and he had to lift. Veale shook early, pedaled, then continued. Left Lane: Gene Arrigoni Runs 5.689/246.75, Now #2 Right Lane: Dave Hill Runs 6.531/224.25, Now #4 Clean pass for Arrigoni. Hill shook hard early and slowed, then recovered. Left Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.551/250.83, Now #2 Right Lane: Tim Bowgren Runs 6.159/223.95, Now #5 Good, clean pass by McPhillips. Bowgren lost time with early tire shake. Left Lane: Todd Odom Runs 5.625/209.33, Now #4 Right Lane: Paul Fishburn Runs 5.534/255.97, Now #1 Finally side-by-side clean runs - nothing spectacular, but Fushburn gets to be #1 for a minute or two - maybe longer. Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.634/254.33, Now #5 Right Lane: Jared Dreher Runs 5.977/226.89, Now #7 Dreher shook early, pedaled to get through it. Left Lane: Dave Hirata Runs 5.590/256.84, Now #4 Right Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 9.013/85.35, Now #13 Hirata's pass looked good, mbut he came up in fourth spot. Thacker shook early and lifted. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.430/259.36, Now #2 Right Lane: Mike Kosky Runs 5.430/261.07, Now #1 Two nice runs, with identical ETs. Kosky gets the top spot on speed. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.599/217.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.579. Mike Kosky's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.411, 660ft-3.571/213.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.572. Left Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.574/257.43, Now #7 Right Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.448/259.51, Now #3 Perry made a nice run, but it was only good for third so far. Left Lane: Robin Samsel Runs 5.403/260.71, Now #1 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 13.795/81.11, Now #19 Manners was up in smoke almost instantly. Samsel stormed right down the lane and to the head of the list. Robin Samsel's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.586/222.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.557. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.560/261.72, Now #8 Right Lane: Bill Evans Runs 5.570/259.76, Now #9 Dave Hill is on the bump spot at 6.531. Clean runs, both lanes, but both ended up right in the middle of the pack. Left Lane: John Finke Runs 5.627/244.29, Now #14 Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.556/259.91, Now #8 Last pair. Both runs looked good, but neither driver will be happy with the numbers. After one session, Samsel leads the way at 5.403 and Gene Arrigoni is on the bump spot at 5.689.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 1

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Robin Samsel Samsels/Goodson A/FD 5.403 260.71 2. Mike Kosky American Flyer B/AD 5.430 261.07 3. Brittany Force Brand Source A/FD 5.430 259.36 4. Ken Perry Pump Systems Interfacing B/AD 5.448 259.51 5. Paul Fishburn Nightmare B/AD 5.534 255.97 6. Jeff Bohr Bar's Leaks B/AD 5.539 260.97 7. Rich McPhillips Audubon Service Center A/FD 5.551 250.83 8. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.556 259.91 9. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.560 261.72 10. Bill Evans Evans Petroleum Services 5.570 259.76 11. Courtney Force Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD 5.574 257.43 12. Dave Hirata Schepel Auto Group A/FD 5.590 256.84 13. Todd Odom 5.625 209.33 14. John Finke Bobcat Express 5.627 244.29 15. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.634 254.33 16. Gene Arrigoni A/FD 5.689 246.75 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Jared Dreher VP Racing Fuels A/FD 5.977 226.89 18. Jeff Veale JVR/Brown Motorsports A/FD 5.981 249.39 19. Tim Bowgren Five Star Hydraulics A/FD 6.159 223.95 20. Dave Hill PaynesForks A/FD 6.531 224.25 21. Dave Weber Weber Racing B/AD 7.052 132.26 22. Marty Thacker Rapid Transit B/AD 9.013 85.35 23. Michael Manners COSMO A/FD 13.795 81.11

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

NORWALK, Ohio - NORWALK - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.343/264.49, Now #1 Best prior run: 13.795/81.11, Was #23 Right Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.368/262.95, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.551/250.83, Was #7 6:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,298 feet, track temperature 123 degrees. Gene Arrigoni is on the bump spot at 5.689. These two usually get to come out later in the order, but both had bad runs in the first session. They recovered nicely, going from last and next-to-last to #1 and #2 on nice, straight, smooth runs. McPhillips was quicker over the first half of the track, but Manners was quicker and faster on the top half. Now Darren Nicholson is on the bump spot at 5.634. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.462, 660ft-3.567/226.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.512. Rich McPhillips' incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.559/221.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.525. Left Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 9.332/88.22, Now #23 Best prior run: 9.013/85.35, Was #23 Right Lane: Dave Weber Runs 5.561/235.93, Now #11 Best prior run: 7.052/132.26, Was #22 Once again Thacker had severe tire shake and shut off before half track. Good run by Weber, his best of the year. Now John Finke is on the bump spot at 5.627. Left Lane: Dave Hill Runs 6.071/249.86, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.531/224.25, Was #22 Right Lane: Gene Arrigoni Runs 5.579/244.16, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.689/246.75, Was #18 Hill's car had a cylinder or two out and he struggled down the track - better than before, but not quick enough. Nice pass by Arigoni to bump back into the field. Now Todd Odom is on the bump spot at 5.625. Left Lane: Tim Bowgren Runs 5.566/250.23, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.159/223.95, Was #22 Right Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.518/256.60, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.634/254.33, Was #18 Two clean, straight runs and the field shuffles once again. Nicholson goes all the way to the top half of the field. Now Gene Arrigoni is back on the bump spot at 5.579. Left Lane: Jeff Veale Runs 5.832/254.33, Now #20 Best prior run: 5.981/249.39, Was #21 Right Lane: John Finke Runs 5.590/254.81, Now #18 Best prior run: 5.627/244.29, Was #19 These two should get back in and shuffle the field again. Nope, Veale's car struggled and he came up way short. Finke improved slightly, but also missed the cut. Two good cars, but they are bpoth down to one more chance to qualify, and that will be in the middle of the day tomorrow. Left Lane: Jared Dreher Runs 5.769/226.05, Now #20 Best prior run: 5.977/226.89, Was #21 Right Lane: Todd Odom Runs 5.449/251.30, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.625/209.33, Was #19 Dreher's car dropped a cylinder early and was hurting itself on the top end. Odom's car was very quick early, but started falling off the pace on the top end. He still managed to move into the field and in the top half. Now Courtney Force is on the bump spot at 5.574. Left Lane: Bill Evans Runs 5.517/259.61, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.570/259.76, Was #15 Right Lane: Dave Hirata Runs 6.302/219.97, Now #18 Best prior run: 5.590/256.84, Was #18 Evans made a good-looking run to squeak into thye top half. Hirata's car struggled from the start, with a sluggish launch and a lackluster run. Left Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.366/266.37, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.556/259.91, Was #12 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.503/256.60, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.574/257.43, Was #16 Force was safe, for now, but there are cars now on the outside fully capable of stepping up and bumping her tomorrow. Reichert was probably safely in the field, but in an unaccustomed spot, in the bottom half of the field. This run looked more like what both teams were looking for, Reichert's car smoothly off the launch pad and solidly in the groove all the way down the track. Force's car was not quite as quick anywhere on the track, but should now be safely in the field for tomorrow's first round of eliminations. Left Lane: Jeff Bohr Runs 5.519/261.88, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.539/260.97, Was #13 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.491/264.08, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.560/261.72, Was #14 Two solid runs - both stayed in the bottom half, but both improved over their first run of the day. Left Lane: Paul Fishburn Runs 5.492/253.18, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.534/255.97, Was #14 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.415/264.13, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.430/259.36, Was #6 There was flash of flame and a puff of smoke from Fishburn's engine about 1,000 feet out. Nice run by Force, improving both ET and speed over her first run of the day. Left Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.417/260.01, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.448/259.51, Was #7 Right Lane: Robin Samsel No Time, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.403/260.71, Was #4 Samsel's car pulled to the head of the lanes, but the crew did not fire the engine and they towed it back to the pits. Perry made a nice run to move one rung up the ladder.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Michael Manners COSMO A/FD 5.343 264.49 2. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.366 266.37 3. Rich McPhillips Audubon Service Center A/FD 5.368 262.95 4. Robin Samsel Samsels/Goodson A/FD 5.403 260.71 5. Brittany Force Brand Source A/FD 5.415 264.13 6. Ken Perry Pump Systems Interfacing B/AD 5.417 260.01 7. Mike Kosky American Flyer B/AD 5.430 261.07 8. Todd Odom 5.449 251.30 9. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.491 264.08 10. Paul Fishburn Nightmare B/AD 5.492 255.97 11. Courtney Force Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD 5.503 257.43 12. Bill Evans Evans Petroleum Services 5.517 259.76 13. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.518 256.60 14. Jeff Bohr Bar's Leaks B/AD 5.519 261.88 15. Dave Weber Weber Racing B/AD 5.561 235.93 16. Tim Bowgren Five Star Hydraulics A/FD 5.566 250.23 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Gene Arrigoni A/FD 5.579 246.75 18. Dave Hirata Schepel Auto Group A/FD 5.590 256.84 19. John Finke Bobcat Express 5.590 254.81 20. Jared Dreher VP Racing Fuels A/FD 5.769 226.89 21. Jeff Veale JVR/Brown Motorsports A/FD 5.832 254.33 22. Dave Hill PaynesForks A/FD 6.071 249.86 23. Marty Thacker Rapid Transit B/AD 9.013 88.22

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

NORWALK, Ohio - NORWALK - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Right Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 5.434/265.17, Now #8 Best prior run: 9.013/85.35, Was #23 10:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 3,142 feet, track temperature 96 degrees. These are the best conditions these drivers have seen this weekend and therte are several "heavy hitters" still on the outside. Tim Bowgren is on the bump spot at 5.566. Here's one of them, Thacker plagued by tire shake on his first two runs. Apparently he got it figured out, this was a pretty run, straight and smooth, right down the groove and into the middle of the field. Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.433, 660ft-3.592/212.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.588. Now Dave Weber is on the bump spot at 5.561. Left Lane: John Finke Runs 5.505/263.67, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.590/254.81, Was #20 Right Lane: Dave Hill Runs 6.079/250.92, Now #23 Best prior run: 6.071/249.86, Was #23 Finke is another of the "big dogs" who found themselves on the outside yesterday - he is normally one of the quickest cars in the category. Wow. The run looked good, but the numbers are still well off Finke's usual pace. The run did get him in, but thirteenth may not be a safe position. Hill continues to struggle, just about matching his best run yesterday. Left Lane: Dave Hirata Runs 5.609/256.06, Now #20 Best prior run: 5.590/256.84, Was #20 Right Lane: Jeff Veale Runs 5.855/251.49, Now #22 Best prior run: 5.832/254.33, Was #22 Here two more 5.30's cars, on the outside so far this weekend. Jeff Bohr was on the bump spot at 5.519 when they staged, Darren Nicholson 15th at 5.518. Hirata's car looked good to about half track, laid down on the top end. Veale lost a lot of time right on the starting line, a 1.045 60-foot time not good enough to have a chance. No help for either driver, the bottom of the field dodged a bullet. Left Lane: Gene Arrigoni Runs 5.545/242.76, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.579/244.16, Was #19 Right Lane: Jared Dreher Runs 5.736/236.75, Now #21 Best prior run: 5.769/226.05, Was #21 These two have been 5.40's cars this year, both should make the field with a good run. Nope, Arrigoni moved up to the first-alternate position, Dreher stayed right where he was in the order. Both had good early numbers, but ran out of steam on the top half. Left Lane: Dave Weber Runs 5.602/230.57, Now #18 Best prior run: 5.561/235.93, Was #18 Right Lane: Tim Bowgren Runs 5.661/240.89, Now #19 Best prior run: 5.566/250.23, Was #19 The bottom of the field has dodged the bullet for two pairs now and Bowgren was the bigger threat here. Nope again, neither driver improved and there's nobody left in line who isn't already in the field, so the sixteen-cars are set and now they are racing for pairings. Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 9.028/125.80, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.518/256.60, Was #15 Right Lane: Jeff Bohr Runs 5.582/261.52, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.519/261.88, Was #16 These two had to be holding their breath for about the last three pairs and both survived the challenge. Now they needed to move up the ladder to get "easier" pairings. Nicholson shook and lost traction early. Bohr made a good run, but failed to improve. They will anchor the field this afternoon. Left Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.535/259.51, Now #12 Best prior run: 5.503/256.60, Was #12 Right Lane: Bill Evans Runs 5.543/249.49, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.517/259.61, Was #14 Nice side-by-side runs - no improvement, but not far off their best of the weekend. Force's speed has increased slightly on each run so far and the car has been in the 5.50's on each pass. Evans has also been consistent, but his speed was down by 10 mph on this run. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 12.364/59.48, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.491/264.08, Was #10 Paul Fishburn was supposed to run beside Shields, but did not make an appearance. Shields shook, dropped cylinders, and shut off. Left Lane: Todd Odom Runs 5.392/259.91, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.449/251.30, Was #9 Right Lane: Mike Kosky Runs 5.386/261.22, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.430/261.07, Was #7 Nice runs in both lanes, but Kosky's car was trailing a light haze on the top end. Both cars moved into the middle of the top half of the field. Todd Odom's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.445, 660ft-3.582/217.98 mph, 1,000ft-4.545. Mike Kosky's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.539/214.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.534. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.384/266.64, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.415/264.13, Was #7 Right Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.397/260.91, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.417/260.01, Was #8 Two more nice runs, two more improvements, both drivers moving up the ladder. Left Lane: Robin Samsel No Time, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.403/260.71, Was #8 Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.401/265.95, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.366/266.37, Was #2 Samsel was lined up beside Reichert, but the car did not fire and they had to make the long tow back to the pits. Good run, but Reichert's car had a slight "hiccup" on the launch and he failed to improve. Left Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.429/256.89, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.368/262.95, Was #3 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.347/267.32, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.343/264.49, Was #1 Manners ran within four thousandths of his #1-qualifying time and will lead the field into eliminations. McPhillips made a good run, but could not match his pace from yesterday and stayed third on the ladder. THey will be back this afternoon, to close out the day with the first round of eliminations.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Michael Manners COSMO A/FD 5.343 267.32 2. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.366 266.37 3. Rich McPhillips Audubon Service Center A/FD 5.368 262.95 4. Brittany Force Brand Source A/FD 5.384 266.64 5. Mike Kosky American Flyer B/AD 5.386 261.22 6. Todd Odom 5.392 259.91 7. Ken Perry Pump Systems Interfacing B/AD 5.397 260.91 8. Robin Samsel Samsels/Goodson A/FD 5.403 260.71 9. Marty Thacker Rapid Transit B/AD 5.434 265.17 10. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.491 264.08 11. Paul Fishburn Nightmare B/AD 5.492 255.97 12. Courtney Force Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD 5.503 259.51 13. John Finke Bobcat Express 5.505 263.67 14. Bill Evans Evans Petroleum Services 5.517 259.76 15. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.518 256.60 16. Jeff Bohr Bar's Leaks B/AD 5.519 261.88 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Gene Arrigoni A/FD 5.545 246.75 18. Dave Weber Weber Racing B/AD 5.561 235.93 19. Tim Bowgren Five Star Hydraulics A/FD 5.566 250.23 20. Dave Hirata Schepel Auto Group A/FD 5.590 256.84 21. Jared Dreher VP Racing Fuels A/FD 5.736 236.75 22. Jeff Veale JVR/Brown Motorsports A/FD 5.832 254.33 23. Dave Hill PaynesForks A/FD 6.071 250.92

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Ken Perry (Pump Systems Interfacing B/AD) 0.075 5.356 262.08 (L) Duane Shields (Shortline Express A/FD) 0.092 5.440 259.61 4:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,101 feet, track temperature 127 degrees. Perry ran well on all three qualifying passes, Shields struggled a bit, especially this morning. Perry led this one all the way, pulling out to a nice lead, then holding it, winning by over a car length with his best run of the weekend. (W) Robin Samsel (Samsels/Goodson A/FD) 0.132 5.346 264.03 (L) Marty Thacker (Rapid Transit B/AD) 0.066 5.507 263.67 Thacker struggled with tire shake on his first two qualifying runs, then recovered nicely on his third. Samsel made a good run in the opening session, then missed the next two. Thacker was first off the line, but Samsel ran him down before half track, then pulled away. Thacker tried to stay with Samsel, but his car made some wild gyrations on the top end, bouncing violently. Samsel won handily, making his best run of the weekend. (W) John Finke (Bobcat Express TA/D) 0.073 5.422 269.78 (L) Brittany Force (Brand Source A/FD) 0.165 5.542 259.26 Finke made the field on his third try, while Force steadily moved up in the field on each run. Force was late, Finke was on time, and he used his best run of the weekend to win easily. (W) Todd Odom (A/FD) 0.101 5.375 263.87 (L) Paul Fishburn (Nightmare B/AD) 0.055 5.763 193.29 Fishburn had the lead and looked like a sure winner until just before half track. Then his car started losing headway and there was a POP and a flash from the burst panel, allowing Odom to go by for an easy win. Odom has steadily improved all weekend, each run quicker than the one before. (W) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.116 5.350 264.18 (L) Mike Kosky (American Flyer B/AD) 0.079 5.465 250.69 Kosky left first, but Force ran him down before half track, then pulled away to win by about a car length, making her best run of the weekend by a tenth-and-a-half. She has lane choice against Finke in round two. (W) Rich McPhillips (Audubon Service Center A/F 0.074 5.470 256.26 (L) Bill Evans (Evans Petroleum Services TA/D) 0.085 5.516 244.78 Close race, dead-even at 60 feet, with McPhillips slowly pulling ahead for the win. Rich McPhillips' incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0576 seconds (approximately 21 feet). He faces Odom in the quarterfinals, Odom has lane choice. (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.065 5.375 268.60 (L) Darren Nicholson (JC Autoglass/Cantrell Rac 0.096 5.808 243.19 Reichert was right on his game here, leaving first and almost as quick as his qualifying run. However, he lost lane choice to Perry in the quarterfinals. (W) Michael Manners (COSMO A/FD) 0.066 5.364 265.48 (L) Jeff Bohr (Bar's Leaks B/AD) 0.094 5.482 264.70 Last pair. Bohr made a race of it for about 330 feet, then Manners thundered away for the win. Manners faces Samsel in round two, Samsel has lane choice.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.085 5.420 266.64 (L) Ken Perry (Pump Systems Interfacing B/AD) 0.079 5.507 258.27 2:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 3,740 feet, track temperature 118 degrees. This promised to be a good drag race and it met expectations, Perry with a slight advantage at the green and reichert with a slightly quicker car. Both cars made clean, straight runs with no visible problems. Bill Reichert's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.024), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.051). MOV: 0.0812 seconds (approximately 31 feet). (W) Michael Manners (COSMO A/FD) 0.073 5.201 272.89 (L) Robin Samsel (Samsels/Goodson A/FD) 0.102 5.426 264.23 Another great matchup, two very quick cars. Wow! Manners had a nice lead at the green, then posted a career-best ET, low ET of the meet (and most likely low ET of the season for an A/Fuel car this year). The speed is also top speed of the meet, but it's not a career-best for Manners. (W) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.092 5.541 255.58 (L) John Finke (Bobcat Express TA/D) 0.090 5.565 255.73 Force deep-staged, knocking out the top bulb - probably not on purpose. It was almost dead-even at the green and close all the way, Force getting the win light. Courtney Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0229 seconds (approximately 9 feet). She faces Manners in the semifinals, Manners has lane choice. (W) Todd Odom (A/FD) 0.096 5.396 260.41 (L) Rich McPhillips (Audubon Service Center A/F 0.078 5.502 253.56 McPhillips left first, but Odom had the lead before going 60 feet and won going away. He will have lane choice against Reichert in the semifinals.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.073 5.318 268.81 (L) Todd Odom (A/FD) 0.097 5.363 264.65 3:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 3,711 feet, track temperature 123 degrees. Good drag race, both drivers making their quickest run of the weekend. Bill Reichert's incremental margins: 60ft(0.031), 330 ft(0.047), 660ft(0.053), 1,000ft(0.058). MOV: 0.0698 seconds (approximately 27 feet). (W) Michael Manners (COSMO A/FD) 0.041 5.282 268.92 (L) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.101 5.642 253.71 Manners is just "evil quick" and he will have lane choice against Reichert in the final round. It's Manners' first-ever national event final, Reichert's 38th.

Sunday Results for Final Round

NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.078 5.315 268.54 (L) Michael Manners (COSMO A/FD) 0.086 9.976 126.42 5:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 3,520 feet, track temperature 115 degrees. This is Manners' first national event final round, Reichert's 38th. Reichert has 17 wins in 37 prior final rounds, three of those coming in the first 19 finals, the other 14 in the next 18 final round appearances. This was over quickly, Manners' car jumping straight up and smoking the tires, dropping several cylinders when the tires unloaded. Reichery made it look easy, running his quickest time of the event.

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