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Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 17:17 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6067 Don St. Arnaud                        568 Cody Perkins                 
E3                   0.076  5.422 274.11     ****WINNER****  0.038  5.429 249.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Fricke    ) 0.076  5.264 284.27      (J Livingston) 0.027  5.588 212.90
E1    (K Baldwin   ) 0.110  5.220 285.11      (G Bateman   ) 0.038  5.407 261.57
 Qualified:             #1  5.200 285.83                       #13  5.393 263.00

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

This is the first time St. Arnaud and Perkins have faced each other in eliminations. Perkins with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win. St. Arnaud was dropping cylinder right at the hit, but got it to clean up. Perkins used up an engine right in the lights, but held on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Rich McPhillips                         1 Joey Severance               
E3                   0.021  5.385 268.54     ****WINNER****  0.026  5.240 274.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M McKernan  ) 0.021  5.324 272.89      (D Milanesio ) 0.046  5.269 273.66
E1    (C Grisel    ) 0.034  5.267 272.94      (S Cowie     ) 0.055  5.230 275.34
 Qualified:             #3  5.235 269.13                        #2  5.232 274.61

This is the first time McPhillips and Severance have faced each other in eliminations. A couple great lights with the McPhillips getting a few ticks. Severance had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Perkins in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink