Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 12:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1953 Al Moeser                               6 Duane Shields                
E1                   0.093  8.201 106.15     ****WINNER****  0.065  5.446 263.72
 Qualified:            #10  5.380 261.67                        #7  5.362 269.40

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,543 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

This is the first time Moeser and Shields have faced each other in eliminations. Shields with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  704 Bill Litton                           681 Shawn Cowie                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.083  5.313 264.13                     0.094  5.357 267.75
 Qualified:             #8  5.371 268.44                        #9  5.379 267.00

Litton is 1 - 0 against Cowie in prior events. Litton with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Bill Litton's MOV: 0.0552 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jackie Fricke                         489 Chase Copeland               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  5.389 245.81                     0.064  5.422 261.12
 Qualified:            #14  5.441 250.74                        #3  5.334 263.87

Fricke is 1 - 0 against Copeland in prior events. Fricke with a great light and never trailed for the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0702 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                       6067 Don St. Arnaud               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  5.323 270.16                     0.079  5.337 271.73
 Qualified:            #12  5.386 267.06                        #5  5.336 274.83

Severance is 3 - 0 against St. Arnaud in prior events. Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Severance with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Casey Grisel                          611 Garrett Bateman              
E1                   0.052  5.454 260.71     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.331 269.46
 Qualified:            #16  5.468 260.97                        #1  5.249 269.94

This is the first time Grisel and Bateman have faced each other in eliminations. Grisel is out of the gate first, but Bateman has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Bateman will give up lane choice to Litton in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  706 Ashley Sanford                          1 Chris Demke                  
E1                   0.081  5.417 264.23     ****WINNER****  0.027  5.342 271.35
 Qualified:            #11  5.386 268.92                        #6  5.352 269.40

Demke Demke is 1 - 0 against Sanford in prior events. Demke with a great light and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Fricke in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  748 Cameron Ferre                          43 Michael Manners              
E1                   0.048  5.502 258.17     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.273 264.08
 Qualified:            #15  5.449 257.92                        #2  5.281 266.95

This is the first time Ferre and Manners have faced each other in eliminations. Ferre with the starting line advantage, but Manners has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Manners will have lane choice over Shields in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Megan McKernan                        530 Alan Bradshaw                
E1                   0.105  5.618 261.52     ****WINNER****  0.033  5.509 260.06
 Qualified:             #4  5.335 270.92                       #13  5.402 258.47

This is the first time McKernan and Bradshaw have faced each other in eliminations. Bradshaw with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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