Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 13:36 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Duane Shields                         357 Mike Bucher                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.234 276.18                     0.105  5.339 242.84
 Qualified:             #7  5.295 276.18                       #10  5.317 263.67

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,856 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Bucher is 1 - 0 against Shields in prior events.

Shields with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Bucher with a good pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Rachel Meyer                          238 Mick Steele                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  5.252 273.55                     0.302  5.457 203.52
 Qualified:             #3  5.229 269.13                       #14  5.384 261.62

This is the first time Meyer and Steele have faced each other in eliminations.

Meyer with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She is straight down the groove with a nice pass for the win.

Steele had his chute out early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jackie Fricke                        1766 Mike Burns                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.275 272.28                     0.128 16.125  57.27
 Qualified:             #8  5.296 270.37                        #9  5.300 270.92

This is the first time Fricke and Burns have faced each other in eliminations.

Fricke with the starting line advantage and the win. She runs her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Burns with problems right at the hit and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Megan Meyer                          7015 Jasmine Salinas              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.269 271.30                     0.069  5.271 270.21
 Qualified:             #2  5.181 279.32                       #15  5.385 261.47

This is the first time Meyer and Salinas have faced each other in eliminations.

Meyer with the slight starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Megan Meyer's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 6 feet). She will give up lane choice to Shields in the next round.

Salinas is straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 725K Krista Baldwin                       4934 Steve Collier                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.311 273.00                     0.038 16.366  60.93
 Qualified:             #6  5.287 274.05                       #11  5.325 272.83

This is the first time Baldwin and Collier have faced each other in eliminations.

Collier with the starting line advantage and was up in smoke right at the hit and he clicked it off. Baldwin is straight down the groove with a good nice pass for the win. She will give up lane choice to Rachel Meyer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2030 Will Smith                            183 Tom Fox Jr.                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  5.272 277.60                     0.066  5.407 267.64
 Qualified:             #5  5.277 267.37                       #12  5.344 269.51

This is the first time Smith and Fox Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

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

Fox with a good pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Josh Hart                               2 Shawn Cowie                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  5.290 274.44                     0.076  5.256 274.89
 Qualified:            #13  5.363 271.30                        #4  5.238 274.66

Hart is 2 - 1 against Cowie in prior events.

Hart with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Josh Hart's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Hart with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Hart will give up lane choice to Smith in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Troy Coughlin Jr.                      34 Brandon Greco                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.142  5.217 277.66                     0.043  5.439 262.18
 Qualified:             #1  5.174 277.72                       #16  5.392 262.59

Coughlin Jr. is 1 - 0 against Greco in prior events.

Greco with the starting line advantage, but Coughlin chased him down just past half track and takes the win. Coughlin with the quickest pass of race day for the win and lane choice over Fricke in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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