Sat, 07 Mar 2020, 19:17 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, Fifth annual Baby Gators:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Julie Nataas                           16 Tom Fox Jr.                  
E1                   0.081  5.370 262.64     ****WINNER****  0.112  5.199 272.17
 Qualified:             #4  5.209 273.88                        #5  5.275 273.55

Nataas with the starting line advantage, but Fox Jr. has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He does'nt trail from there on for the win. He runs his career quickest pass for the win. Tom Fox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.311, 660ft-3.423/222.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.380.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 110J Rich McPhillips                      2030 Will Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.132  5.300 269.62                     0.053 18.830  37.72
 Qualified:             #3  5.203 276.92                        #6  5.381 269.56

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

McPhillips is straight down the groove, it appeared to be dropping cylinders on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Josh Hart                             238 Mick Steele                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.180 276.18                     0.087  5.310 272.72
 Qualified:             #1  5.162 280.84                        #8  5.435 267.06

Hart with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Fox Jr. in the semifinal.

Steele with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jackie Fricke                          37 Jeff Chatterson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  5.250 276.13                     0.102  5.270 275.34
 Qualified:             #2  5.192 272.50                        #7  5.426 263.10

Fricke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0510 seconds (approximately 21 feet). She will have lane choice over McPhillips in the semifinal.

Chatterson runs a career quickest and fastest pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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