Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 17:19 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chris Demke                           589 Gord Gingles                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  5.299 273.11                     0.010  5.381 265.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Nataas    ) 0.047  5.331 273.05      (G Bateman   ) 0.089  5.333 272.06
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.053  5.293 275.06      (D Mercier   ) 0.009  5.307 276.58
 Qualified:             #8  5.290 274.33                       #13  5.388 269.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Demke is 3 - 0 against Gingles in prior events.

Gingles with a great light, but Demke had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Chris Demke's MOV: 0.0708 seconds (approximately 28 feet).

Demke was skating around on the top end, but stayed with it for the win. He is going to his second final this season and the 43rd of his career.

Gingles dropped a cylinder or two on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shawn Cowie                           724 Casey Grisel                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.049  5.250 276.18                     0.038  6.557 145.27
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Stevens   ) 0.053  5.223 276.01      (D Shields   ) 0.040  5.301 271.95
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.054  5.269 276.75      (R August Jr ) 0.061  5.247 275.11
 Qualified:             #6  5.274 276.01                        #7  5.283 272.89

Cowie is 2 - 0 against Grisel in prior events.

Grissel with the starting line advantage, but started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Cowie is straight down the groove with a great pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Demke in the final. He is advancing to his fifth final this season and the 25th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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