Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 16:13 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 320X Matt Sackman                          611 Garrett Bateman              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.048  5.219 274.33                     0.064  5.306 273.94
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.044 10.446  76.71      (J Severance ) 0.047  5.445 275.28
E1    (D Green     ) 0.061  5.286 266.00      (D Milanesio ) 0.050  5.516 259.91
 Qualified:             #2  5.181 276.52                        #3  5.220 275.73

Sackman with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He advances to his first National event final in his first National event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chris Demke                             2 Shawn Cowie                  
E3                   0.043  5.546 276.86     ****WINNER****  0.100  5.151 279.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Nataas    ) 0.003  5.225 277.89      (D Shields   ) 0.099  5.162 280.25
E1    (R Eakins    ) 0.011  5.260 275.51                     0.084 11.400  67.08
 Qualified:             #5  5.270 276.24                        #1  5.166 280.25

Demke with the starting line advantage, but hazes the tires right at the hit and pedals it, but can't chase down Cowie.

Cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up to run his career quickest pass and the quickest pass of the event.

He will have lane choice over Sackman in the final. Cowie is advancing to his 21st final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink