Sun, 10 Nov 2019, 14:58 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 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
    6 Jackie Fricke                           1 Joey Severance               
E1                   0.115  5.506 268.54     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.222 275.67
 Qualified:             #8  5.290 270.54                        #1  5.216 275.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,535 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is just a tick off his qualifying time for the win.

Fricke shook and pedaled it and can't chase him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Duane Shields                          54 James Stevens                
E1                   0.055 10.759 101.58     ****WINNER****  0.101  5.374 271.08
 Qualified:             #2  5.225 272.56                        #7  5.271 271.24

Shields with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Stevens is straight down the groove with a nice pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chris Demke                            62 Kim Parker                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  5.262 272.83                     0.076  5.273 270.97
 Qualified:             #5  5.263 276.97                        #4  5.257 272.45

Demke with a great light and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Severance in the semifinal.

Parker with a great pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  734 Johnny Ahten                            2 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.078  5.261 278.81     ****WINNER****  0.058  5.259 276.80
 Qualified:             #6  5.269 277.60                        #3  5.241 274.55

Cowie with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win in a close one. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 9 feet). He will have lane choice over ahten in the semifinal.

Ahten kept it hooked up and makes his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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