Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 16:55 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                        748 Cameron Ferre                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.314 271.90                     0.034 12.155  87.81
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Veale     ) 0.049  5.354 273.05      (R Meyer     ) 0.036 13.435  85.54
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.016  5.324 271.46      (C Demke     ) 0.043  5.342 272.83
E1    (J Dreher    ) 0.027  5.333 271.30      (J Hart      ) 0.073  5.353 274.83
 Qualified:            #10  5.357 271.35                        #5  5.274 274.00

4:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,976 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Classic matchup, blown car versus A/Fuel car. Severance is 2 - 0 against Ferre in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Withe exception of the semifinals, the two have shown very similar performance numbers, so it should be a close race.

It was a very close race for a couple feet, then Ferre was up in smoke for thw second round in a row. Sr-everence collects his ninth Wally, first at Indy, in 18 final rounds. This is his third win this season, with one runner-up.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink