Sun, 18 Apr 2010, 07:18 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Cowie                           613 Joey Severance               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.079  5.424 262.33                    -0.007  8.700  85.73
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Demke     ) 0.053  5.402 263.87      (C Perkins   ) 0.036  5.447 258.76
E2    (J Whiteley  ) 0.098  5.401 262.59      (A Bart      ) 0.012  5.395 264.08
E1    (C Force     ) 0.140  5.406 262.23      (B Force     ) 0.022  5.376 264.23
 Qualified:             #4  5.414 261.98                        #2  5.401 263.51

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,879 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

This is the first time Cowie and Severance have faced each other in eliminations. Severance was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light...Cowie win his second National event, his other one was here last fall.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink