Sun, 14 Feb 2016, 17:05 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  681 Shawn Cowie                            10 Garrett Bateman              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.077  5.933 172.70                    -0.008  5.465 260.41
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Gingles   ) 0.070  5.384 270.92      (J Ahten     ) 0.097  5.358 272.23
E1    (K Baldwin   ) 0.079  5.352 269.67      (C Ferre     ) 0.069  5.385 270.86
 Qualified:            #10  5.300 271.19                        #3  5.220 273.72

1:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,948 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Cowie is 2 - 1 against Bateman in prior events. Cowie has won over 42% of his round three races. Bateman won the only other round three matchup, but he has only won three of his nice prior round three match ups.

Bateman goes red by -0.008 to give a free pass to the final round to Cowie.

Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.415, 660ft-3.562/211.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.722.
Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.615/214.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.609.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Duane Shields                        6067 Don St. Arnaud               
E3                   0.041  5.355 269.56     ****WINNER****  0.057  5.242 284.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Severance ) 0.051  5.245 275.73      (A Bradshaw  ) 0.058  5.222 284.33
E1    (C Grisel    ) 0.126  6.305 165.25      (D Milanesio ) 0.143  5.221 280.43
 Qualified:             #4  5.236 271.13                        #1  5.181 285.05

Shields and St. Arnaud have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. St.Arnaud has won half of his prior round two races. These two haven't met in round three before. Shields has a 62% win advantage in E3.

Shields was away first, but had to pedal about 100 feet off the lane. He pedals and trys hard to no avail.

St.Arnaud is quickly out in front and will have lane choice in the final round.

Don St. Arnaud's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.046), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.031), 1,000ft(0.059). MOV: 0.0976 seconds (approximately 39 feet).

Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.580/223.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.530.
Don St. Arnaud's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.431, 660ft-3.533/228.50 mph, 1,000ft-4.455.

2:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink