Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 12:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1953 Al Moeser 6 Duane Shields E1 0.093 8.201 106.15 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.446 263.72 Qualified: #10 5.380 261.67 #7 5.362 269.40Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,543 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.
This is the first time Moeser
and Shields have faced each other in eliminations. Shields with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 704 Bill Litton 681 Shawn Cowie E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 5.313 264.13 0.094 5.357 267.75 Qualified: #8 5.371 268.44 #9 5.379 267.00Litton is 1 - 0 against Cowie in prior events. Litton with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Bill Litton's MOV: 0.0552 seconds (approximately 22 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Jackie Fricke 489 Chase Copeland
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 5.389 245.81 0.064 5.422 261.12
Qualified: #14 5.441 250.74 #3 5.334 263.87
Fricke is 1 - 0 against Copeland in prior events. Fricke with a great light and never trailed
for the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0702 seconds (approximately 27 feet).Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 613 Joey Severance 6067 Don St. Arnaud E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 5.323 270.16 0.079 5.337 271.73 Qualified: #12 5.386 267.06 #5 5.336 274.83Severance is 3 - 0 against St. Arnaud 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.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 724 Casey Grisel 611 Garrett Bateman E1 0.052 5.454 260.71 ****WINNER**** 0.072 5.331 269.46 Qualified: #16 5.468 260.97 #1 5.249 269.94This is the first time Grisel and Bateman have faced each other in eliminations. Grisel is out of the gate first, but Bateman has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Bateman will give up lane choice to Litton in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 706 Ashley Sanford 1 Chris Demke E1 0.081 5.417 264.23 ****WINNER**** 0.027 5.342 271.35 Qualified: #11 5.386 268.92 #6 5.352 269.40Demke Demke is 1 - 0 against Sanford in prior events. Demke with a great light and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Fricke in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 748 Cameron Ferre 43 Michael Manners E1 0.048 5.502 258.17 ****WINNER**** 0.082 5.273 264.08 Qualified: #15 5.449 257.92 #2 5.281 266.95This is the first time Ferre and Manners have faced each other in eliminations. Ferre with the starting line advantage, but Manners has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Manners will have lane choice over Shields in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Megan McKernan 530 Alan Bradshaw E1 0.105 5.618 261.52 ****WINNER**** 0.033 5.509 260.06 Qualified: #4 5.335 270.92 #13 5.402 258.47This is the first time McKernan and Bradshaw have faced each other in eliminations. Bradshaw with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
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