Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 14:28 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4843 Monroe Guest                            1 Joey Severance               
E2                  -0.170  5.273 278.46     ****WINNER**** -0.015  5.228 273.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Nataas    ) 0.018  5.329 275.00      (D Shields   ) 0.018  5.293 270.81
 Qualified:            #13  5.321 274.27                       #12  5.311 271.57

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 1,615 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Guest is 1 - 0 against Severance in prior events.

Guest went red to give Severance the win.

Severance with his quickest pass of the event for the win. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.337, 660ft-3.454/219.15 mph, 1,000ft-4.410.

Guest with his quickest pass of the weekend in the loss.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Josh Hart                               5 Chris Demke                  
E2                  -0.030  5.204 275.96     ****WINNER****  0.024  5.265 272.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Cowie     ) 0.030  5.328 271.35      (B Domingue  ) 0.040  5.348 269.08
 Qualified:             #2  5.247 276.92                        #7  5.283 272.39

This is the first time Hart and Demke have faced each other in eliminations.

Hart goes red to give Demke the win. Hart runs low E.T. of the weekend in the loss. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.356, 660ft-3.457/227.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.396.

Demke with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Megan Meyer                           558 Mike Edstrom                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077 10.606  71.95                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Callaway  ) 0.079  7.754 122.12      (K Wolf      ) 0.078  5.364 244.25
 Qualified:             #1  5.230 278.58                        #8  5.289 273.39

Edstrom is a no show...

Meyer was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. She will give up lane choice to Severance in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                       5165 Todd Bruce                   
E2                   0.029  5.273 273.61     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.239 276.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Bradshaw  ) 0.018  5.312 274.11      (J Fricke    ) 0.028  5.288 277.09
 Qualified:            #14  5.335 273.33                       #11  5.306 277.77

Massey with the starting line advantage, but Bruce had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Todd Bruce's MOV: 0.0211 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bruce with his career best E.T. will have lane choice in the semifinal against Demke.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink