Cordova, Ill. -- After a runner-up finish at the Norwalk national event, Brandon Booher and the AB Construction Top Alcohol Dragster team earned their second final round appearance of the season, at the NHRA Division 5 race at Cordova Dragway Park. Despite marginal track conditions, Brandon was able to pilot the family-owned blown alcohol dragster into the finals.
"Throughout eliminations, the car was right on the edge of smoking or shaking the tires. My dad and I had her just right and we were able to go rounds. We caught a bit of a break in round one, when our opponent left too early, giving us the win light. In the second round, we waited as long as possible for Doc (Jerry Powell) to get his car started, but he couldn't get it going, so we moved on to the finals. I would have much rather raced Dean and Doc, but that's how racing goes; we were prepared and based off of what we'd observed we had the stronger car. In the finals I was able to leave the starting line first against Randy (Meyer), but it wasn't enough to hold him off," said Booher.
The runner-up finish has Brandon shooting for third in Division 3 points standings. "If we keep running like we have been, we can move up to second or third. The plan is to run Bowling Green and Columbus, then qualify and go a round or two at the U.S. Nationals in Indy," said the Illinois-based driver.
Brandon and the AB Construction crew would like to thank a few people for their support; Gary and David Sumek at Lenco, Spitzer Race Cars, Wayne Henderson at Indy Gear, as well as the crew, Pete Brady, Drew Fluehr, Aaron Booher, and Shannon Pappas.
The next race for the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster team is the Division 3 race at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, August 26-28. The prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana will follow, September 1-5.
To follow Brandon Booher and the AB Construction team, visit them on Facebook and Twitter. For results and press releases, check out Drag Race Central and Inside Top Alcohol.
Photo Courtesy of David Ostaszewski
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