Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 22:23 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
    4 Julie Nataas                            1 Megan Meyer                  
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.098  5.490 199.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Griboski  ) 0.133  5.357 260.56      (J Ahten     ) 0.091  5.153 280.02
 Qualified:             #8  5.360 268.17                        #1  5.203 271.79

Nataas is a no-show to give Meyer the freebie. Meyer clicked it off early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                        724 Casey Grisel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.103  5.923 258.52                     0.117 11.951  74.80
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Dunlap    ) 0.086  5.252 272.28      (B Greco     ) 0.081  5.323 267.80
 Qualified:             #3  5.262 273.77                       #11  5.400 263.67

Severance is 3 - 0 against Grisel in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He started to lose traction and pedaled it.

Grisel started to lose traction and pedaled when he did with a big bang.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jackie Fricke                           5 Duane Shields                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  5.346 272.89                     0.091  5.330 275.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Parker    ) 0.069  5.290 271.84      (N Januik    ) 0.086  5.497 270.37
 Qualified:            #13  5.600 269.67                        #5  5.301 275.96

Fricke and Shields have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Fricke with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0081 seconds (approximately 3 feet). She will have lane choice over Meyer in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  515 James Stevens                           2 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.100  5.263 274.44     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.221 277.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Burns     ) 0.103  5.331 271.84      (D Green     ) 0.095  5.191 278.92
 Qualified:             #7  5.330 271.41                        #2  5.208 276.80

Cowie is 4 - 3 against Stevens in prior events.

Cowie with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the round for the win and lane choice over Severance in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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