Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 16:15 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  681 Shawn Cowie                          453A Bradley Thompson             
E4                  -0.004  5.666 229.31     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.299 268.17
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Callaway  ) 0.066  5.301 272.06      (J Severance ) 0.050  5.304 268.17
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.098  5.308 272.17      (C Demke     ) 0.036  5.320 261.07
E1    (J Thompson  ) 0.042  5.541 269.73      (B Litton    ) 0.068  5.358 260.31
 Qualified:             #9  5.290 272.61                       #14  5.326 265.90

3:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,264 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Cowie is 6-5 in final rounds, 2-1 this year.

This is Thompson's first final.

Cowie just misses the tree and goes red for only the second time in his career. Thompson goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

This is Thompson's second race. He did not qualify in his first attempt last year and this is his first start.

Bradley Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.389, 660ft-3.512/221.78 mph, 1,000ft-4.472.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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