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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB Sunday-Round 1 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA U.S. Nationals by Matt Davis Number Driver ...
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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB Sunday-Round 1 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA U.S. Nationals by Matt Davis Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAD 4 RANDY PARKS 0.446 5.777 237.09W TAD 1 BOBBY TAYLOR 0.475 6.270 169.39 Parks takes out the defending World Champ, who shakes in defeat. TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS 0.447 5.634 232.49W TAD 7 BILL REICHERT 1.537 6.011 243.63 Reichert may have fell victim to an old trick as Rich flicks the stage light, deep-staging. TAD 657 MIKE AUSTIN 0.484 5.748 245.96W TAD 572 BOB McCOSH 0.519 8.884 85.37 McCosh makes it back after suffering heavy damage yesterday going off the track, but he shakes in a loss. TAD 72 RICK SANTOS 0.523 5.654 248.13W TAD 11 CLIFF BOZZELLI 0.495 5.821 235.29 The wins continue in the left lane as Bozzelli suffers from tireshake and Santos goes on to round two TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 0.433 5.636 249.65W TAD 721 FRANK PEDREGON 0.450 5.727 246.57 Tire shake again in the right lane and Russell trucks to the second round TAD 5 JAY PAYNE 0.510 5.671 249.51 TAD 701 CHESS BUSHEY 0.405 5.603 242.39W The upset of the round as Bushey, with no burnout, drills Payne on the lights and at the finish line TAD 44 BILL ANCONA 0.535 5.621 251.95W TAD 7106 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 0.529 9.305 71.82 With lane choice, the Doc takes the questionable right lane and it bits him with tire shake, Ancona to rnd 2 TAD 703 KEN ZEAL 0.505 5.568 245.90W TAD 404 GREG ROBERTS 0.524 5.751 243.70 The top qualifier, injected nitro machine, makes quick work of Robert's Royal Purple-sponsored dragster
Monday-Round 2 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA U.S. Nationals by Matt Davis
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 0.613 5.662 243.96W
TAD 657 MIKE AUSTIN 0.503 16.726 50.13
Mike just watch his brother fly, but he cannot as he
smokes and shakes off the starting line
TAD 44 BILL ANCONA 0.472 6.577 128.79
TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS 0.491 5.691 230.00W
Ancona's chute shakes loose and the injected nitro
machines in the semis
TAD 72 RICK SANTOS 0.476 5.631 250.34W
TAD 701 CHESS BUSHEY 0.470 5.679 242.45
Santos increments in the first 1/8-mile is the
difference as these two are almost deadlocked at
the finish
TAD 703 KEN ZEAL 0.489 5.533 245.23W
TAD 4 RANDY PARKS 0.447 10.655 72.29
The smell of nitro will come from two cars in the
semis as Zeal blasts through to round three
Monday-Round 3 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA U.S. Nationals by Matt Davis
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
TAD 72 RICK SANTOS 0.547 5.692 248.34
TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS 0.427 5.706 241.41W
McPhillips and the nitro diggers gets the holeshot
victory as Santos was snoozing on the line
TAD 703 KEN ZEAL 0.502 5.623 239.23
TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 0.460 5.613 250.00W
Could have been an all nitro final, but Russell doesn't
allow it in a great race.
Monday-Round 4 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA U.S. Nationals by Matt Davis
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 0.420 5.625 248.89W
TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS 0.448 6.095 195.95
McPhillips with a weak burnout and a couple dead banks
and Russell storms to the USN win
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