Sun, 29 Oct 2017, 15:51 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Joey Severance                       1211 Justin Ashley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  5.314 273.50                     0.037  5.357 269.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.045  5.246 272.39      (D Mercier   ) 0.015  5.348 274.27
 Qualified:             #2  5.281 269.46                        #7  5.359 270.16

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,592 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Ashley is 1 - 0 against Severance in prior events.

Severance with a great light and the win. Joey Severance's MOV: 0.0537 seconds (approximately 21 feet). Severance keeps his Championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 725K Krista Baldwin                          3 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.124  5.304 264.03     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.274 272.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.110  5.314 264.75      (C Grisel    ) 0.094  5.282 273.27
 Qualified:             #8  5.361 266.21                        #1  5.273 270.37

Cowie is 1 - 0 against Baldwin in prior events.

Cowie with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0864 seconds (approximately 33 feet). Cowie keeps his Championship hopes alive.

Baldwin with her season quickest pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  450 Kirk Wolf                               9 Jackie Fricke                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  5.330 271.84                     0.076  5.310 265.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Litton    ) 0.018  5.316 272.39      (K Webster   ) 0.088  5.329 264.91
 Qualified:             #6  5.336 270.27                        #3  5.294 265.22

Fricke is 1 - 0 against Wolf in prior events.

Wolf with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kirk Wolf's MOV: 0.0277 seconds (approximately 11 feet). He will give up lane choice to Severance in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Chris Demke                             6 Duane Shields                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.901 123.97                    -0.295  6.297 201.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Eakins    ) 0.013  5.348 268.33      (A Sanford   ) 0.070  5.429 264.75
 Qualified:             #4  5.312 268.38                        #5  5.316 270.27

Shields is 7 - 6 against Demke in prior events.

Shields rolled the beams and turned on the red light...Demke was up in smoke right at the hit, but still gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Cowie in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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