Sun, 14 Feb 2016, 19:02 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 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                          6067 Don St. Arnaud               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.314 272.23                     0.061  5.332 279.85
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Bateman   ) 0.077  5.933 172.70      (D Shields   ) 0.057  5.242 284.51
E2    (G Gingles   ) 0.070  5.384 270.92      (A Bradshaw  ) 0.058  5.222 284.33
E1    (K Baldwin   ) 0.079  5.352 269.67      (D Milanesio ) 0.143  5.221 280.43
 Qualified:            #10  5.300 271.19                        #1  5.181 285.05

3:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,207 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Cowie is 1 - 0 against St. Arnaud in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. St.Arnaud has won two of the four final rounds he has run. He is 0-2 in final rounds both here in 2011 and 2014. Cowie is the defending 2015 event champion and has a 4-4 win/loss ratio.

St. Arnaud is away first, but makes his worst pass of the weekend.

Cowie drives on by before the sixty foot lights and pulls ahead for the close win.

Shawn Cowie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.093), 660ft(0.071), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.523/219.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.490.
Don St. Arnaud's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.492, 660ft-3.605/226.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.535.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink