Sun, 14 Oct 2018, 15:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1211 Justin Ashley                           3 Megan Meyer                  
E3                   0.040  5.397 272.45     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.230 283.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Cowie     ) 0.030  5.330 273.33      (T Fox Jr    ) 0.116  5.277 280.43
E1    (B Greco     ) 0.048  5.289 276.69      (T Januik    ) 0.064  5.200 283.01
 Qualified:             #7  5.316 275.00                        #3  5.266 279.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 1,581 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Meyer is 1 - 0 against Ashley in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but Meyer chases him down by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. She advances to her 11 final round and the fourth this season. She runs top speed of the event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  325 Troy Coughlin Jr.                       1 Joey Severance               
E3                   0.057  5.309 273.77     ****WINNER****  0.035  5.251 275.67
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hart      ) 0.067  5.256 275.17      (J Nataas    ) 0.053  5.237 275.62
E1    (E Nichols Jr) 0.044  5.262 270.10      (D Dietrich  ) 0.096  5.266 274.78
 Qualified:             #4  5.267 274.11                        #1  5.223 274.50

Severance is 1 - 0 against Coughlin Jr. in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Severance will give up lane choice to Meyer in the final. Severance is advancing to his 37th final round and his fifth final round this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink