Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 16:10 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  765 Duane Shields                         611 Garrett Bateman              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.109  5.330 272.39                     0.066  5.394 270.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.105  5.304 272.67      (J Stevens   ) 0.083  5.369 270.75
 Qualified:             #2  5.203 276.58                       #10  5.366 270.00

12:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 46,754,640 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Shields and Bateman have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Bateman gets out of the gate first, stays in front to half track, then Shields goes around and pulls away for the win.

Duane Shields' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.046), 330 ft(-0.041), 660ft(-0.005), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0217 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Joey Severance                       4824 Shane Conway                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.231 275.51                     0.048  5.377 263.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Mercier   ) 0.028  5.294 273.05      (D Milanesio ) 0.048  5.350 265.80
 Qualified:             #3  5.245 275.06                       #11  5.366 264.44

This is the first time Severance and Conway have faced each other in eliminations.

Severance gets the advantage off the line and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Severance will have lane choice over Shields in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jackie Fricke                           2 Shawn Cowie                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.280 266.69                     0.093  5.398 271.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bruce     ) 0.049  5.277 266.42      (K Baldwin   ) 0.098  5.225 275.79
 Qualified:             #8  5.305 265.74                        #1  5.196 277.94

Cowie is 3 - 0 against Fricke in prior events.

Fricke gets the advantage off the line and makes her quickest pass of the weekend to pull away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 8002 Julie Nataas                          888 Fred Hanssen                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.321 271.02                     0.064  5.427 269.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Bradshaw  ) 0.138  5.423 270.05      (C Demke     ) 0.035  5.374 269.83
 Qualified:             #4  5.270 272.56                       #12  5.383 270.70

Nataas gets the advantage off the line, Hanssen makes up a little ground, then he gets out of the groove. Nataas starts pulling away again and takes the stripe for the win.

Julie Nataas' incremental margins: 60ft(0.058), 330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.071), 1,000ft(0.114). MOV: 0.1297 seconds (approximately 51 feet).

Fricke will have lane choice over Nataas in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink