Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 13:49 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2025 Josh Hart                             415 Lee Callaway                 
E2                   0.087  5.404 258.96     ****WINNER****  0.079  5.300 272.01
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.093  5.307 263.56      (G Gingles   ) 0.079  5.290 272.50
 Qualified:            #13  5.315 269.40                       #12  5.306 271.35

12:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 2,950 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Hart is 1 - 0 against Callaway in prior events.

Callaway gets out of the gate with the advantage and starts to pull away. Hart hits the throttle but looks like he has a cylinder out. Callaway is able to pull away and take the win.

Lee Callaway's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.065), 660ft(0.067), 1,000ft(0.079). MOV: 0.1123 seconds (approximately 43 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 453A Bradley Thompson                        2 Chris Demke                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  5.320 261.07                     0.034 19.029  34.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Litton    ) 0.068  5.358 260.31      (M Guest     ) 0.031  5.286 273.77
 Qualified:            #14  5.326 265.90                       #11  5.305 271.24

This is the first time Thompson and Demke have faced each other in eliminations.

Demke was the runner-up at this race last year.

Demke hits the throttle and a piece of the blower belt goes flying into the air. Demke is dead in the water at that point and Thompson is able to pull away for the win.

Thompson's first race was this race last year and this is only his second career race.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1212 Jackie Fricke                           1 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.038  5.456 269.13     ****WINNER****  0.033  5.263 274.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Cooper    ) 0.106  5.234 281.60      (D Hirata    ) 0.082  5.297 273.27
 Qualified:             #2  5.202 281.66                        #7  5.287 272.06

Fricke is coming off the win in Reading.

Severance was the runner-up here in 2014.

Severance is 1 - 0 against Fricke in prior events.

Severance gets a small advantage off the line and starts to pull away. Fricke makes her slowest pass of the weekend and was falling behind early in the run, then started making up a little ground late.

Severance will have lane choice over Thompson in the next round.

Joey Severance's incremental margins: 60ft(0.105), 330 ft(0.214), 660ft(0.205), 1,000ft(0.193). MOV: 0.1984 seconds (approximately 78 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  681 Shawn Cowie                             7 Marty Thacker                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.098  5.308 272.17                     0.046  5.430 267.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Thompson  ) 0.042  5.541 269.73      (R McPhillips) 0.040  5.456 266.06
 Qualified:             #9  5.290 272.61                       #16  5.352 269.29

Thacker gets out of the gate first but starts rattling the tires. He is able to stay in front to the 330 foot mark, then Cowie is able to go around him and pull away for the win.

Shawn Cowie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.029), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.034), 1,000ft(0.054). MOV: 0.0705 seconds (approximately 28 feet).

Callaway will have lane choice over Cowie in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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