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Congratulations to Owosso's Bill Reichert who recently won his second NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster World Championship. He did it in typical Reichert style, posting consistent reaction times and outstanding quarter mile performances on his way to winning the championship and the World Finals event "Wally" in Pomona, California. When three rounds of qualifying smoke had cleared, Bill was in the number one spot with a fine 5.22 elapsed time.


Bill won the first round with a 5.25 time slip. Round two caused a scare as Larry Miersch put a gigantic holeshot on Bill's Rislone machine (0.007 to 0.073) and was actually winning the race until half track, when Bill passed him for the win with a great 5.20 elapsed time. In round three, Reichert eliminated one of the Harker sisters' entries with a 5.27, putting him in the finals once again. In the final, Bill unleashed his best e.t. of the event with a 5.19 e.t. @ 275.22 mph, winning the class and the World Championship.