Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 10:55 AM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jackie Fricke                        4824 Shane Conway                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.301 264.96                     0.061  5.309 269.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schmidt   ) 0.056  5.368 262.23      (T Coughlin J) 0.049  5.323 266.74
 Qualified:             #2  5.261 273.55                       #10  5.335 266.27

9:40 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 82 percent, barometer 29.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,063 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

This is the first time Fricke and Conway have faced each other in eliminations.

Fricke gets a little advantage off the line and starts to pull away. Conway starts making up ground, going around at the 330 foot mark, then Fricke is able to get back around and pull away for the win.

Jackie Fricke's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(0.006), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0126 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5165 Todd Bruce                              1 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.010  6.134 163.75     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.242 275.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Lawson    ) 0.047  5.379 270.43      (R Meyer     ) 0.058  5.260 258.22
 Qualified:             #4  5.283 276.69                        #5  5.286 274.72

Severance is 1 - 0 against Bruce in prior events.

Bruce gets out of the gate first and starts rattling the tires. he gets about 100 feet out, the chutes come out and he slows. Severance goes around Bruce just past the 60 foot mark and pulls away for the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  530 Alan Bradshaw                           8 Robin Samsel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.296 270.54                     0.082  5.298 271.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Domingue  ) 0.052  5.350 267.48      (G Cooper    ) 0.120  5.304 271.68
 Qualified:             #6  5.307 271.02                        #3  5.281 272.23

Bradshaw is 1 - 0 against Samsel in prior events.

Bradshaw gets out of the gate first and makes his quickest pass of the weekend. Samsel starts making up ground quickly but can't reel him in.

Alan Bradshaw's incremental margins: 60ft(0.056), 330 ft(0.049), 660ft(0.040), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0292 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Bradshaw will have lane choice over Fricke in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                          2 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.020  5.364 270.86     ****WINNER****  0.104  5.247 274.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hart      ) 0.033  5.350 268.01      (K Brounkowsk) 0.141  5.238 275.39
 Qualified:             #8  5.313 271.73                        #1  5.231 276.18

This is the first time Massey and Cowie have faced each other in eliminations.

Massey gets a big holeshot, stays in front past the 60 foot mark, then Cowie powers by and pulls away for the win.

Shawn Cowie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.021), 330 ft(0.044), 660ft(0.042), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0331 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Severance will have lane choice over Cowie in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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