Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 19:51 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7196 Melanie Johnson                       450 Kirk Wolf                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.097  5.222 275.87                     0.061  5.380 265.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cummings  ) 0.061  5.231 271.08      (J Nataas    ) 0.095  5.259 270.42
 Qualified:             #7  5.265 275.89                        #2  5.169 278.43

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,807 feet.

This is the first time Johnson and Wolf have faced each other in eliminations.

Wolf with the starting line advantage, but Johnson had the lead as they went by the Christmas tree and took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Shawn Cowie                             3 Jackie Fricke                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.135  5.247 274.16                     0.084  5.339 277.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Payne     ) 0.076  5.218 272.76      (K Brounkowsk) 0.087  5.269 270.47
 Qualified:             #9  5.268 274.36                        #1  5.166 283.14

Cowie is 7 - 6 against Fricke in prior events.

Fricke with the starting line advantage, but Cowie had the lead 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Fricke carried the front end for 200 feet .

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  530 Alan Bradshaw                         613 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.017  5.298 275.70     ****WINNER****  0.021  5.228 276.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Bold      ) 0.006  5.198 279.75      (A Sampey    ) 0.065  5.442 273.66
 Qualified:             #3  5.207 276.60                        #6  5.244 275.68

Bradshaw and Severance have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.

Bradshaw with a great light, but Severance with a great light to and the win. He will give up lane choice to Johnson in the semifinal by 0.008 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                           79 Shaunda Blinzler             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.345  5.223 277.09                     0.317  5.291 276.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Demke     ) 0.155  5.183 279.35      (J Noonan    ) 0.075  5.256 278.21
 Qualified:             #4  5.214 278.36                       #12  5.301 276.75

Blinzler is 1 - 0 against Bradford in prior events.

Blinzler with the starting line advantage, but Bradford had the difference made up by250 feet and took the win. Jon Bradford's MOV: 0.0400 seconds (approximately 16 feet). He will have lane choice over Cowie in the semifinal.




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