Sun, 18 Aug 2019, 16:06 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Megan Meyer                             2 Shawn Cowie                  
E4                  -0.015 12.246  70.15     ****WINNER****  0.077  5.252 276.80
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Demke     ) 0.038  5.203 277.72      (J Fricke    ) 0.050  5.244 275.84
E2    (J Severance ) 0.052  5.288 271.62      (G Gingles   ) 0.093  5.310 271.73
E1    (K Baldwin   ) 0.079  5.328 263.20      (J Nataas    ) 0.025  5.330 271.95
 Qualified:             #5  5.287 270.43                        #9  5.352 270.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,070 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Cowie is 2 - 0 against Meyer in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Meyer goes red to Cowie the win. Cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest and fastest pass for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink