Sun, 15 Sep 2019, 14:28 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Megan Meyer                             9 Julie Nataas                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.078  5.239 274.89                     0.022  5.307 271.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hart      ) 0.050  5.289 274.83      (B Greco     ) 0.060  5.263 272.67
E1    (D Dietrich  ) 0.046  5.245 275.84      (R Bourke    ) 0.041  5.275 266.53
 Qualified:             #4  5.190 273.61                        #1  5.176 279.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,883 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Nataas with the starting line advantage, but Meyer chases her down just past half track and never trails from there on to take the win in a close one. Megan Meyer's MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

She is advancing to her sixth final round this season and her 17th career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Duane Shields                           4 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E3                   0.089  5.248 277.77     ****WINNER****  0.069  5.221 279.27
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Samsel    ) 0.083  5.246 275.96      (S Cowie     ) 0.059  5.181 280.14
E1    (E Nichols   ) 0.047  5.303 275.11      (J Veale     ) 0.069  5.249 279.32
 Qualified:             #2  5.183 278.52                        #6  5.209 280.37

Coughlin Jr. is 2 - 0 against Shields in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage, but Shields had the lead as they went by the Christmas tree. coughlin had the lead by 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Coughlin runs low E.T. of the round for the win and lane choice in the final. He is advancing to his fifth final round this season and seventh of his career. He is the defending event champion.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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