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Sat, 14 Oct 2023, 19:59 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  450 Kirk Wolf                            4494 Hunter Green                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  5.168 273.59                     0.054  5.211 272.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stevens) 0.032  5.442 269.07      (T Schmidt   ) 0.070 10.190  89.30
 Qualified:             #4  5.209 272.17                        #5  5.214 275.82

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet.
This is the first time Wolf and Green have faced each other in eliminations.

Green with slight starting line advantage, but Wolf chases him down around 800 feet and takes the win. Wolf with his career quickest pass for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 320X Matt Sackman                            6 Julie Nataas                 
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.017  5.708 191.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cummings      ) 0.008  5.313 272.60      (J Severance    ) 0.034  5.162 279.61
 Qualified:            #14  5.336 272.53                        #6  5.219 274.24

This is the first time Sackman and Nataas have faced each other in eliminations.

Sackman is a no-show to give Nataas the freebie. Nataas clicks it off early on the single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  528 Aaron Cooper                            4 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.043  5.392 274.06     ****WINNER****  0.069  5.121 281.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Payne     ) 0.066  5.241 280.67      (K Brounkowski   ) 0.077  5.343 275.43
 Qualified:            #10  5.255 278.97                        #2  5.169 279.17

Cooper and Cowie have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Cooper with the starting line advantage, but Cowie chases him down for the win. Cowie with his career quickest and his fastest pass this season for the win. He will have lane choice over Nataas in the semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  314 Tony Stewart                          491 Angelle Sampey               
E2                   0.053  6.675 147.49     ****WINNER****  0.108  5.334 274.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fricke   ) 0.042  5.488 266.98      (M Coughlin     ) 0.082  5.252 276.48
 Qualified:             #9  5.248 266.41                       #16  5.356 271.13

Stewart with the starting line advantage, but he starts to get out of the groove and clicks it off. Sampey has the lead by 200 feet and drives away for the win. She will give up lane choice to Wolf in the semifinal.

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