Sun, 29 Oct 2017, 17:07 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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                        450 Kirk Wolf                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  5.298 270.92                     0.041  5.401 246.84
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ashley    ) 0.027  5.314 273.50      (J Fricke    ) 0.029  5.330 271.84
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.045  5.246 272.39      (B Litton    ) 0.018  5.316 272.39
 Qualified:             #2  5.281 269.46                        #6  5.336 270.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.74 inches, adjusted altitude 4,685 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Severance with a great light and never trailed for the win. Severance with a great pass...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Chris Demke                             3 Shawn Cowie                  
E3                   0.033  5.343 269.29     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.272 272.01
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Shields   ) 0.003  7.901 123.97      (K Baldwin   ) 0.068  5.274 272.34
E1    (R Eakins    ) 0.013  5.348 268.33      (C Grisel    ) 0.094  5.282 273.27
 Qualified:             #4  5.312 268.38                        #1  5.273 270.37

Demke is 9 - 5 against Cowie in prior events.

Demke with the starting line advantage, but Cowie chases him down by 400 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0326 seconds (approximately 13 feet). cowie will have lane choice over Severance in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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