Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 19:16 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  628 Kim Parker                              1 Joey Severance               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.748 246.48                     0.047  7.822 120.43
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Grisel    ) 0.079  5.315 274.27      (S Cowie     ) 0.042  5.271 271.46
E1    (J Leach     ) 0.104  5.274 274.11      (G Bateman   ) 0.032  5.290 272.94
 Qualified:             #1  5.228 270.54                        #3  5.270 272.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,619 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Parker and Severance have each won 1 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Severance with the starting line advatage, but is real loose right at the hit and pedals it and then gets out of the groove and real close to the centerline before he clicks it off.

Parker has holes out right at the hit, but stays with it to get her first National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink