Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 19:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 194D Mia Tedesco                             6 Duane Shields                
E4                   0.059  5.515 259.61     ****WINNER****  0.054  5.400 272.45
 Prior rounds:
E3    (F Schuster  ) 0.067  5.258 279.85      (J Finke     ) 0.049  5.251 272.56
E2    (T Tatum     ) 0.069  5.227 279.56      (C Demke     ) 0.062  5.504 262.69
E1    (A Moeser    ) 0.092  5.355 266.90      (R McPhillips) 0.072  5.264 272.45
 Qualified:             #3  5.326 272.23                        #9  5.469 270.54

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 936 feet, track temperature 62 degrees.

Tedesco and Shields have each won 1 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Shields with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. shields wins his 22 National event Wally and the second Wally here in Reading.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink