Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 16:05 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shawn Cowie                             1 Joey Severance               
E3                   0.087  5.238 276.63     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.249 275.84
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Massey    ) 0.104  5.247 274.89      (T Bruce     ) 0.059  5.242 275.00
E1    (K Brounkowsk) 0.141  5.238 275.39      (R Meyer     ) 0.058  5.260 258.22
 Qualified:             #1  5.231 276.18                        #5  5.286 274.72

2:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,722 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Severance gets out of the gate first, Cowie starts reeling him in, but Severance is able to hold him off and take the holeshot win.

Severance is going to his fourth final round this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jackie Fricke                         530 Alan Bradshaw                
E3                   0.067 14.869  61.48     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.362 268.97
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Conway    ) 0.057  5.301 264.96      (R Samsel    ) 0.055  5.296 270.54
E1    (T Schmidt   ) 0.056  5.368 262.23      (B Domingue  ) 0.052  5.350 267.48
 Qualified:             #2  5.261 273.55                        #6  5.307 271.02

Fricke and Bradshaw have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Fricke hits the throttle and goes up in smoke. Bradshaw goes right down the groove for the win.

Bradshaw will be going to his first final round since the Topeka race in 2013.

Severance will have lane choice over Bradshaw in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink