Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 19:36 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                         79 Johnny Ahten                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.260 271.19                     0.055  5.449 254.23
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Cowie     ) 0.037  5.310 270.00      (A Sanford   ) 0.065  5.470 262.74
E2    (D St.Arnaud ) 0.035  5.382 266.69      (D Shields   ) 0.077  5.430 270.81
E1    (J Finke     ) 0.027  5.297 272.06      (C Grisel    ) 0.086  5.267 270.05
 Qualified:             #2  5.285 270.75                        #1  5.260 265.17

4:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,672 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Severance has five wins, two this year. Ahten has one win, the Finals in 2013.

Severance is 4 - 2 against Ahten in prior events and Severance is 1 - 0 against Ahten in prior final rounds.

Severance gets out of the gate firstand starts pulling away. Ahten starts to make up ground late in the run, then fell back again. Severance goes on to win his sixth national event.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink