Sun, 22 May 2016, 16:42 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5961 Megan Meyer                             1 Joey Severance               
E4                   0.040  5.445 263.20     ****WINNER****  0.053  5.327 270.27
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Callaway  ) 0.065  5.298 270.59      (C Demke     ) 0.060  5.291 271.02
E2                   0.072  5.364 269.13      (A Bradshaw  ) 0.056  5.349 269.13
E1    (M Guest     ) 0.052  5.258 274.83      (M Cummings  ) 0.089  5.297 270.54
 Qualified:             #1  5.250 270.54                        #3  5.275 272.06

3:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,875 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

This is the first time Meyer and Severance have faced each other in eliminations. This is Meyer's 4th National event and her 3rd final round appearance. She has one win. Severance has 11 National event wins in 21 final rounds. He won this event last year. And he is a repeat winner! Meyer was slightly off her normal pace. Joey Severance's incremental margins: 60ft(0.038), 330 ft(0.102), 660ft(0.104), 1,000ft(0.094). MOV: 0.1052 seconds (approximately 41 feet).

Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.637/220.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.603.
Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.383, 660ft-3.520/217.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.496.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink