Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 17:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 737M Madison Payne                           6 Jasmine Salinas              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  5.284 278.52                     0.023  5.297 277.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Austin    ) 0.082  5.172 280.66      (J Fricke    ) 0.043  5.224 278.23
 Qualified:             #1  5.177 281.19                        #9  5.251 278.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,789 feet.

Payne and Salinas have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Salinas with a slight starting line advantage, but Payne chases her down by half track and never trails from there on for the win.

That is the end of Salinas' championship chase.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 710V Taylor Vetter                        7078 Ron Anderson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.078  5.238 276.07                     0.109  5.247 272.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Chesleigh ) 0.061  5.218 263.92      (C Demke     ) 0.070  5.244 276.75
 Qualified:             #5  5.209 280.54                        #4  5.204 278.12

This is the first time Vetter and Anderson have faced each other in eliminations.

Vetter with the starting line advantage and the win. She will have lane choice over Payne in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Matthew Cummings                      613 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.081 11.450  64.11     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.233 273.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Parker    ) 0.096  5.277 274.22      (C Grisel    ) 0.037  5.211 275.45
 Qualified:             #3  5.201 276.41                        #6  5.211 275.34

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Severance wins the Top Alcohol Dragster title. This is his fifth Top Alcohol Dragster national championship title.

Cummings started to shake and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  611 Garrett Bateman                         3 Shawn Cowie                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.199 273.39                     0.076  5.251 275.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Nataas    ) 0.042  5.297 274.50      (T Fox       ) 0.103  5.203 276.86
 Qualified:             #2  5.189 275.28                        #7  5.231 274.66

Cowie is 9 - 2 against Bateman in prior events.

Bateman with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Bateman with the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice over Severance in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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