Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 15:30 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, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 John Finke                           4238 Shayne Lawson                
E3                   0.085  5.403 252.47     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.259 272.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.069  5.402 255.82      (B Reichert  ) 0.060  5.264 272.94
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.071  5.412 254.71      (C Copeland  ) 0.067  5.268 270.48
 Qualified:             #8  5.358 262.95                        #4  5.307 270.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,469 feet, track temperature 135 degrees.

They leave together with Lawson getting the slight advantage and then he runs low E.T. and top speed of the event for the win. Shayne Lawson's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.413, 660ft-3.511/227.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.446. He is going to his second career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                          2 Chris Demke                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  5.293 270.16                     0.053  5.385 232.23
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Brounkowsk) 0.045  5.366 263.72      (J Thompson  ) 0.057  5.324 270.64
E1    (M Mc Kernan ) 0.069  5.296 271.13      (L Callaway  ) 0.067  5.320 262.74
 Qualified:             #3  5.303 271.95                        #2  5.299 271.19

Demke is 6 - 3 against Severance in prior events. Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Severance with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win, but he will give up lane choice to Lawson in the final. Severance is going to his 13 National event final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink