Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 14:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1128 Karen Stalba                         2380 Matthew Cummings             
E3                   0.095  5.218 281.36     ****WINNER****  0.032  5.210 275.17
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Salinas   ) 0.055  5.191 281.48                     0.089  5.163 277.66
E1    (F Schuster  ) 0.125  5.242 279.32      (M Kosky     ) 0.081  5.192 277.77
 Qualified:             #4  5.203 280.49                        #1  5.181 258.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Cummings is 1 - 0 against Stalba in prior events.

Cummings with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Matthew Cummings' MOV: 0.0713 seconds (approximately 29 feet). He is advancing to his third final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   54 Robin Samsel                            6 Duane Shields                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.177 278.40                     0.081  5.259 278.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Page      ) 0.097  5.139 279.61      (J Fricke    ) 0.086  5.240 278.75
E1    (D Dietrich  ) 0.122  5.161 279.38      (E Nichols   ) 0.080  5.333 278.23
 Qualified:             #2  5.184 277.09                        #6  5.242 272.23

Shields is 6 - 0 against Samsel in prior events.

Samsel with the starting line advantage and never trailed as he made another great pass. He will have lane choice over Cummings in the final. He is advancing to his advancing to his second final round and the other one was here in 2013.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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