Sun, 10 Nov 2024, 14:46 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Madison Payne                         717 Aaron Olivarez               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.233 274.50                     0.035  5.297 267.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.063  5.257 273.33      (J Bradford  ) 0.033  5.314 267.22
 Qualified:             #2  5.269 274.55                        #6  5.297 263.26

11:36 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,825 feet.

Olivarez gets out of the gate first, stays in front to the 1000 foot mark, then Payne drives around and takes the win. Payne rattled the tires a little at the hit, drove through it, then went down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Madison Payne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.049), 330 ft(-0.021), 660ft(-0.010), 1,000ft(-0.005). MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Madison Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.486/227.15 mph, 1,000ft-4.423.
Aaron Olivarez's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.425, 660ft-3.529/226.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.471.

Payne is going to her second career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jackie Fricke                         613 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.067  5.276 272.61     ****WINNER****  0.041  5.274 274.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Demke     ) 0.115  5.339 265.80      (M Johnson   ) 0.090  5.309 273.44
 Qualified:             #8  5.312 274.39                        #4  5.283 273.72

Severance gets the advantage off of the line and started pulling away. Fricke starts making up ground after the 330 foot mark but Severance held on and took the stripe for the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Joey Severance's incremental margins: 60ft(0.056), 330 ft(0.091), 660ft(0.070), 1,000ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0286 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.418, 660ft-3.524/225.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.463.

Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.353, 660ft-3.480/219.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.448.

Severance is going to his 70th career final round.

Payne will have lane choice in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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