Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 14:05 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  558 Mike Edstrom                            1 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.059  7.917 108.03     ****WINNER****  0.014  5.266 272.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.085  5.316 265.01      (B Sargent   ) 0.119  5.319 270.32
 Qualified:             #8  5.327 263.67                        #2  5.295 271.95

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.62 inches, adjusted altitude 3,252 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Severance with a great light and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Edstrom launches into severe tire shake and then tire smoke before he clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1211 Justin Ashley                         530 Alan Bradshaw                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  5.241 276.18                     0.025  5.272 272.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dubbin    ) 0.061  5.313 266.16      (J Stevens   ) 0.029  5.328 272.72
 Qualified:             #3  5.297 263.26                        #6  5.312 269.19

This is the first time Ashley and Bradshaw have faced each other in eliminations.

Bradshaw with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Ashley is able to chase him down and take the win in a close one. Justin Ashley's MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 16 inches). Ashley runs low E.T. of the event for the win and lane choice over Severance in the semifinal. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.409, 660ft-3.509/234.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.436.

Bradshaw with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  589 Gord Gingles                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.109 11.968  56.48     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Anderson  ) 0.059  5.261 274.55   
 Qualified:             #1  5.283 274.61                     Bye

Gingles with sever tire shake right at the hit and shakes the chutes out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Duane Shields                           4 Megan Meyer                  
E2                   0.075 10.940  91.79     ****WINNER****  0.033  5.217 278.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Samsel    ) 0.094  5.353 267.53      (A Laughlin  ) 0.048  5.361 270.05
 Qualified:            #10  5.352 270.48                        #4  5.298 274.44

Shields is 1 - 0 against Meyer in prior events.

Meyer with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Shields is up in smoke right at the hit.

Meyer runs low E.T. of the event for the win and lane choice against Gingles in the next round.

Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.410, 660ft-3.502/231.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.420.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink