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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 613 Joey Severance 716 Bill Dunlap E1 ****WINNER**** 0.086 5.252 272.28 No Time Qualified: #3 5.262 273.77 #14 5.834 222.4015 of Joey Severance's 39 final rounds have come at this track (9 wins - 6 runner-ups). He won this event in 2014, 2017 & in 2018. This is the first time Severance and Dunlap have faced each other in eliminations. Dunlap with problems on the burnout and drove off the top end. Severance with a great pass, his quickest of the weekend. Joey Severance's incremental
times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.318, 660ft-3.453/217.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.427. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7299 Nick Januik 5 Duane Shields E1 0.508 5.551 263.77 ****WINNER**** 0.086 5.497 270.37 Qualified: #12 5.468 266.58 #5 5.301 275.96This is the first time Januik and Shields have faced each other in eliminations. Shields with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Nick Januik is the 156th driver
to face Duane Shields in eliminations. Duane is the defending event champion and in his 20 races at
this track that is his only final round appearance.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Megan Meyer 734 Johnny Ahten
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.091 5.153 280.02 No Time
Qualified: #1 5.203 271.79 #16 12.609 60.58
This is the first time Meyer and Ahten have faced each other in eliminations. Ahten did the burnout and brought the car to the starting line...when the light turned green the car didn't move. Hard to believe but this is Megan Meyer's first #1 spot this year. For her career she is 8 - 0 in round 1 when starting from the top spot. This is the 62nd race for Johnny Ahten and the 3rd time he has been #16. Meyer launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest and fastest
pass of the event.
Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.450/231.95 mph,
1,000ft-4.363. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1766 Mike Burns 515 James Stevens E1 0.084 5.393 269.46 ****WINNER**** 0.103 5.331 271.84 Qualified: #10 5.382 266.79 #7 5.330 271.41This is the 5th race for James Stevens this year. Mike Burns ran his fist race in TAD in 1989. This is his 59th race overall and his fist this year. Burns with the starting line advantage, but
Stevens had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed
from there on for the win. James Stevens' MOV: 0.0434 seconds (approximately 17 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Julie Nataas 590 Steve Griboski
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.133 5.357 260.56 0.081 9.161 120.34
Qualified: #8 5.360 268.17 #9 5.378 268.22
Julie Nataas has competed at 3 races at this track and has been runner-up at all of
them.This is the first time Nataas and Griboski have faced each other in eliminations. Griboski with the starting line advantage and the car lost traction right at the hit. Nataas is
straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She will give up lane
choice to Meyer in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 724 Casey Grisel 1490 Brandon Greco E1 ****WINNER**** 0.081 5.323 267.80 0.120 8.965 89.45 Qualified: #11 5.400 263.67 #6 5.329 251.02This is Brandon Greco's 28th race and first of this year. This (#6) is his best starting spot and only the 3rd time he has been in the top half of the field…This is the 31st race for Casey Grisel and his 8th at this event. This is the first time Grisel and Greco have faced each other in eliminations. Grissel with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He
will give up lane choice to Severance in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 64 Kim Parker 8 Jackie Fricke E1 1.235 5.280 270.48 ****WINNER**** 0.069 5.290 271.84 Qualified: #4 5.292 270.43 #13 5.600 269.67This is Kim Parker's first race since this event last year. This is the lowest starting spot for Jackie Fricke since Chicago in 2018 (25 races). Jackie was runner-up here in 2015. This is the first time Parker and Fricke have faced each other in eliminations. Fricke with the starting
line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. She makes her quickest and fastest
pass of the weekend. She will have lane choice over Shields in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 750 Dusty Green 2 Shawn Cowie E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.095 5.191 278.92 Qualified: #15 6.377 217.74 #2 5.208 276.80Shawn Cowie is 12 - 3 this year and he is 5 - 0 in round 1. For his career he is 72 - 24 (75%) in the first round. This is Dusty Green's 6th race, 3 have been at Pomona and 3 have been in Las Vegas. This is the first time Green and Cowie have faced each other in eliminations. Green was shut off after the burnout apparently a fuel leak. Cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up to
make his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend. He will have lane choice over Stevens in the
next round.
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