Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 16:20 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  515 James Stevens                           5 Duane Shields                
E1                   0.086  5.469 268.65     ****WINNER****  0.103  5.252 278.75
 Qualified:             #9  5.297 274.89                        #8  5.251 278.69

Shields is 2 - 1 against Stevens in prior events.

Stevens with the starting line advantage, but Shields has the lead 330 feet and takes the win. Shields is just a tick off his qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jackie Fricke                        4028 David Sheetz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  5.232 276.24                     0.049  5.261 273.00
 Qualified:             #7  5.249 275.22                       #10  5.346 274.61

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

Sheetz with the starting line advantage, but Fricke chases him down right in the lights and takes the win in a close one. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Fricke with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Sheetz makes his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  464 Buddy Domingue                          1 Megan Meyer                  
E1                   0.073  5.417 252.38     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.232 281.07
 Qualified:            #13  5.406 270.92                        #4  5.177 278.86

Meyer is 2 - 0 against Domingue in prior events.

Meyer with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

domingue is just a few ticks off his qualifying time on the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  417 Karl Brounkowski                      528 Aaron Cooper                 
E1                   0.065  5.406 253.42     ****WINNER****  0.103  5.282 275.17
 Qualified:            #11  5.376 257.68                        #6  5.237 274.89

This is the first time Brounkowski and Cooper have faced each other in eliminations.

Brounkowski with the starting line advantage, but cooper chased him down around 800 feet and took the win. Aaron Cooper's MOV: 0.0866 seconds (approximately 32 feet). Cooper runs his career fastest pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                          4 Julie Nataas                 
E1                   0.059  9.036  93.32     ****WINNER****  0.047  5.260 269.08
 Qualified:            #14  5.749 187.36                        #3  5.177 280.60

Severance is 3 - 2 against Nataas in prior events.

Nataas with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She will have lane choice over Cooper in the next round.

It appeared Severance pitched a blower belt as the car went silent.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Josh Hart                             238 Mick Steele                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  5.246 279.56                     0.058  5.379 268.76
 Qualified:             #5  5.228 278.00                       #12  5.384 271.08

This is the first time Hart and Steele have faced each other in eliminations.

Steele with the starting line advantage, but Hart has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. He will give up lane choice to Meyer by 0.014 second in the next round.

Steele with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Christine Chambless                     2 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.087  5.372 269.13     ****WINNER****  0.080  5.244 277.94
 Qualified:            #15  8.244 103.99                        #2  5.152 281.54

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

Cowie with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Fricke in the next round by 0.012 seconds.

Chambless with her quickest run of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2380 Matthew Cummings                      421 Spencer Massey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.113  5.223 272.12                     0.041  5.366 270.48
 Qualified:             #1  5.150 279.67                       #16 17.177  73.54

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

Massey with the starting line advantage, but Cummings chased him down by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Shields in the next round.

Massey with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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