Sun, 30 Oct 2016, 17:17 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  706 Ashley Sanford                         10 Garrett Bateman              
E2                   0.080  5.363 268.81     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.279 273.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Bugeja    ) 0.053  5.325 268.38      (M McKernan  ) 0.043  5.378 271.62
 Qualified:             #9  5.398 268.76                        #1  5.242 272.12

This is the first time Sanford and Bateman have faced each other in eliminations. Bateman with his starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Bateman with a great pass, low E.T. of race day for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  450 Kirk Wolf                            1212 Jackie Fricke                
E2                   0.023 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.131  5.269 276.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.031  5.403 270.32      (G Cooper    ) 0.059  5.306 274.39
 Qualified:             #7  5.384 268.33                        #2  5.308 266.27

This is the first time Wolf and Fricke have faced each other in eliminations. wolf with a great light and then banged the blower and pulled out of the groove to a stop around 200 feet. Fricke launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the quickest pass of race day and the fastest pass of the event. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.449, 660ft-3.539/229.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.467.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Chris Demke                             1 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.011  5.420 239.36     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.343 267.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ahten     ) 0.060  5.364 266.90      (C Perkins   ) 0.056  5.311 268.97
 Qualified:             #6  5.367 267.27                        #3  5.311 269.78

Severance is 8 - 7 against Demke in prior events. Both drivers with great light and Demke getting the advantage. Severance has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Joey Severance's MOV: 0.0697 seconds (approximately 24 feet). He will give up lane choice to Fricke in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  713 Jay Livingston                        589 Gord Gingles                 
E2                   0.049  5.504 260.71     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.289 271.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Cowie     ) 0.122  5.469 258.02      (C Grisel    ) 0.078  5.320 269.83
 Qualified:            #12  5.473 259.11                        #4  5.318 269.46

This is the first time Livingston and Gingles have faced each other in eliminations. Livingston with the starting line advantage, but Gingles has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Gingles with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Bateman in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink