Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 17:26 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, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7402 Randy Eakins                            1 Joey Severance               
E3                   0.080  5.589 266.11     ****WINNER****  0.050  5.329 269.94
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Shields   ) 0.123  5.679 189.28      (F Hanssen   ) 0.053  5.463 266.69
E1    (A Bradshaw  ) 0.087  5.868 252.19      (B Litton    ) 0.021  5.236 274.55
 Qualified:            #15  5.930 226.58                        #3  5.285 272.72

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,672 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Severance is 2 - 0 against Eakins in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Eakins was dropping cylinders early, but still runs his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Shawn Cowie                             7 Garrett Bateman              
E3                   0.087  5.271 271.19     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.217 276.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Day       ) 0.067  5.288 273.16      (A Sanford   ) 0.040  5.255 275.34
E1    (D St. Arnaud) 0.103  5.287 269.29      (K Baldwin   ) 0.066  5.288 269.46
 Qualified:             #1  5.241 271.62                        #4  5.316 273.05

Cowie is 3 - 1 against Bateman in prior events.

Bateman with the starting line advantage and never trailed as he runs low E.T. of the event for the win. He runs his career best speed on this pass. Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.487/230.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.413.

Cowie with a great pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink