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ALDERMAN DRIVES TO THIRD FINAL OF THE SEASON
Darrell Alderman, who pilots the Hemi-powered Mopar Parts
Dodge Neon R/T, made his third final of the season before falling to
Greg Anderson.
The three-time POWERade Pro Stock World Champion grabbed
a starting-line advantage on Anderson (.452-.464), but something in
the transmission gave way. Anderson cruised to victory with a 6.924-second
elapsed time at 199.05 mph.
"I started to shift into second and it just locked up,"
Alderman said. "We had a great weekend from a points perspective and
ran pretty well. We qualified in the top half for the first time this
season and that's a positive step."
Alderman advanced to the semifinals with a decisive victory
over George Marnell in round one (6.914-6.958 seconds). Then the 28-time
national event winner beat Allen Johnson in round two. Johnson broke
at the 10-foot mark.
Alderman matched up with Mark Whisnant in the semifinals,
and the duo performed a classic burn down. Alderman outfoxed Whisnant
on the starting line and took an easy victory. The Morehead, Ky., resident
ran his best elapsed time of eliminations with a 6.926-second elapsed
time at 199.73 mph. - David Harris
TOP FUEL
DIXON SCORES SEVENTH WIN - WIDENS POINT MARGIN TO 259
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Top Fuel points leader Larry
Dixon triumphed, set more records and extended his Top Fuel lead on
his way to repeating in the Miller Lite/Snake Racing Dragster on Father's
Day as champion of the Pontiac Excitement Nationals at National Trail
Raceway. He scored his seventh win of the season by defeating Doug Herbert
with his best time and speed of the weekend, running a time of 4.619
seconds along with a speed of 319.14 mph in the final round of eliminations.
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