Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 15:38 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   54 Robin Samsel                         2380 Matthew Cummings             
E4                   0.010  5.267 268.60     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.211 276.69
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Shields   ) 0.041  5.177 278.40      (K Stalba    ) 0.032  5.210 275.17
E2    (D Page      ) 0.097  5.139 279.61                     0.089  5.163 277.66
E1    (D Dietrich  ) 0.122  5.161 279.38      (M Kosky     ) 0.081  5.192 277.77
 Qualified:             #2  5.184 277.09                        #1  5.181 258.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,572 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Cummings is 1 - 0 against Samsel in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Samsel with a great light and the lead until right in the lights where Cummings chases him down for the win. Matthew Cummings' MOV: 0.0184 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Cummings wins his second career National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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