Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 14:59 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4843 Monroe Guest                            3 Megan Meyer                  
E3                  -0.001 10.256  96.73     ****WINNER****  0.049  5.286 275.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Coughlin J) 0.009  5.272 272.72      (S Conway    ) 0.057  5.209 275.06
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.039  5.315 261.93      (F Hanssen   ) 0.053  5.240 278.86
 Qualified:             #9  5.272 270.64                        #4  5.214 277.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,662 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Meyer is 1 - 0 against Guest in prior events.

Guest is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light, he is then up in smoke right at the hit.

Meyer launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the final. She is advancing to her 19th career final and eighth final this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  464 Buddy Domingue                          9 Julie Nataas                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.095  5.279 268.06                     0.074  5.335 273.94
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Fricke    ) 0.057  5.382 261.52      (S Massey    ) 0.123  5.243 275.96
E1    (S Cowie     ) 0.097  5.342 263.00      (D Sheetz    ) 0.036  5.353 271.62
 Qualified:            #14  5.322 267.37                       #10  5.278 270.86

This is the first time Domingue and Nataas have faced each other in eliminations.

Nataas with the starting line advantage, but Domingue has the lead by 150 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Meyer in the final. He is advancing to his fourth final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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