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Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 21:10 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7402 Randy Eakins                           24 Megan Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  5.335 261.22                     0.055  5.566 259.56
 Qualified:             #8  5.300 264.65                        #9  5.305 265.90

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 3,421 feet.
Randy Eakins 1st race in TAD was at Seattle, 2003. Megan Smith has set Top Speed at 3 races this year.
This is the first time Eakins and Smith have faced each other in eliminations.

Smith with the starting line advantage, but Eakins has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  450 Kirk Wolf                               3 Jackie Fricke                
E1                   0.065  5.345 263.98     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.308 264.23
 Qualified:            #10  5.324 266.32                        #7  5.296 262.03

Jackie Fricke wins 75% of her Rd. 1 races when she has lane choice. Kirk Wolf lost to Fricke in Rd. 1 in Martin this year.
Fricke is 4 - 1 against Wolf in prior events.

Wolf with the starting line advantage, but Fricke had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed for there on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  342 Mitch Kalitta                        5807 Nick Spiegel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.302 266.58                     0.027  5.361 268.97
 Qualified:             #2  5.225 268.81                       #15  5.434 267.32

Mitch Kalitta is 2 - 2 in Rd. 1 this year. Nick Spiegel beat Kalitta in Rd. 1 in Dallas.
Spiegel is 1 - 0 against Kalitta in prior events.

spiegel with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Fricke in the next round by 0.006 seconds.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7299 Nick Januik                          358R Richie Crampton              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  5.403 270.05                     0.051  5.530 259.91
 Qualified:            #13  5.396 270.59                        #4  5.276 270.92

Richie Crampton is making his 4th start in TAD. Nick Januik has been in 2 Final rounds at 4-wide races at this track.
This is the first time Januik and Crampton have faced each other in eliminations.

Crampton with a slight starting line advantage, but Januik with the lead by 150 feet and never trails from there on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  732 Chris Demke                           613 Joey Severance               
E1                   0.074  5.311 272.56     ****WINNER****  0.005  5.359 272.39
 Qualified:             #5  5.280 273.05                       #12  5.369 269.56

Severance is 16 - 8 against Demke in prior events.
Chris Demke's 16 round losses to Severance are the most for him against any opponent. Joey Severance is 2 - 0 against Demke at this event.

Severance with a great light and the power to hold on for the hoe shot win. Joey Severance's MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 703Y Shaunda Blinzler                        6 Jamie Noonan                 
E1                   0.063  5.308 268.97     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.303 267.91
 Qualified:            #11  5.328 269.35                        #6  5.286 268.28

Jamie Noonan is 14 - 5 in Rd. 1. Shaunda Blinzler is 7 - 9 in Rd. 1
Blinzler is 1 - 0 against Noonan in prior events.

Noonan with the starting line advantage, but Blinzler grabs the lead around 200 feet. Noonan drives back around her just past half track and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Casey Grisel                            1 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.054  5.553 257.97     ****WINNER****  0.102  5.313 270.97
 Qualified:            #14  5.430 262.79                        #3  5.261 270.86

Shawn Cowie is 119 - 36 in Rd. 1 races. Casey Grisel is 0 -3 against Cowie in Rd. 1.
Cowie is 7 - 0 against Grisel in prior events.
Grisel with the starting line advantage, but Cowie had the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Cowie will give up lane choice to Noonan in the next round,


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Melanie Johnson                       491 Angelle Sampey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  5.278 274.39                     0.042  5.551 253.71
 Qualified:             #1  5.205 273.55                       #16  5.463 258.91

Melanie Johnson is the 23rd woman to qualify #1 in TAD. The #16 TAD qualifier is 1 - 17 in Rd. 1 at this event.
Johnson and Sampey have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Johnson with a great light and runs low E.T. of the round for the win. She will have lane choice over Eakins in the next round.

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