Sun, 22 May 2016, 13:36 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5961 Megan Meyer                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.364 269.13     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Guest     ) 0.052  5.258 274.83   
 Qualified:             #1  5.250 270.54                     Bye

12:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 3,453 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

A trouble-free pass for Megan Meyer. Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.457, 660ft-3.592/222.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.543.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  415 Lee Callaway                          596 Randy Meyer                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.079  5.353 267.22                     0.115  5.467 262.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Newkirk Jr) 0.094  5.318 269.24      (J Finke     ) 0.074  5.395 265.38
 Qualified:             #4  5.292 271.19                        #5  5.307 268.60

Meyer is 3 - 0 against Callaway in prior events.

Callaway left first and held on for the win by about 58 feet. He will have lane choice over Megan Meyer in round three. Lee Callaway's incremental margins: 60ft(0.081), 330 ft(0.170), 660ft(0.171), 1,000ft(0.149). MOV: 0.1504 seconds (approximately 58 feet).

Lee Callaway's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.528/215.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.513.
Randy Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.515, 660ft-3.663/219.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.626.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Joey Severance                        530 Alan Bradshaw                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  5.349 269.13                     0.093 12.486  95.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cummings  ) 0.089  5.297 270.54      (C Copeland  ) 0.049  5.464 257.24
 Qualified:             #3  5.275 272.06                        #9  5.489 251.72

Bradshaw is 1 - 0 against Severance in prior events.

Bradshaw was up in smoke on the hit. A solid pass for Severance.

Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.392, 660ft-3.534/217.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.515.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 James Stevens                           2 Chris Demke                  
E2                  -0.024  5.482 259.21     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.324 268.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.031  5.449 259.66      (G Cooper    ) 0.048  6.379 149.90
 Qualified:             #8  5.434 262.54                        #2  5.266 272.34

This is the first time Stevens and Demke have faced each other in eliminations.

Stevens leaves early and Demke runs low ET of the round. Demke will have lane choice over Severance in the semi's.

Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.365, 660ft-3.507/216.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.489.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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