Mon, 16 Sep 2013, 12:39 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

WOODBURN, Ore. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, Regional at Woodburn:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  611 Garrett Bateman                       613 Joey Severance               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  5.588 256.99                     0.053  6.118 161.23
 Qualified:             #5  5.434 268.49                        #4  5.367 263.77

Severance with the slight starting line advantage, but then has problems and Bateman gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6931 Jeff Ashwell                          681 Shawn Cowie                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.383 12.780  55.85                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #8  6.627 145.41                        #1  5.331 265.56

Cowie broke...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   75 Megan McKernan                         64 Ray Martin                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.087  5.570 267.69                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #6  5.466 270.67                        #3  5.361 264.62

Martin broke...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Chris Demke                           617 Gregg Lawrence               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  5.380 264.08                     0.074  5.703 252.24
 Qualified:             #2  5.356 266.19                        #7  5.645 253.02

Demke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink