Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 21:20 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Megan Meyer                             2 Shawn Cowie                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.252 275.06                     0.059 10.475  77.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Steele    ) 0.063  5.373 272.78      (D Shields   ) 0.026  5.295 277.26
 Qualified:             #2  5.186 277.43                       #10  5.274 276.46

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,793 feet.

Cowie is 3 - 0 against Meyer in prior events.

Meyer with the starting line advantage and the win. Meyer is one step closer to clinch the Championship.

Cowie lost traction right at the hit.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Josh Hart                              33 Robin Samsel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.271 275.34                     0.157  5.270 275.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Veale     ) 0.036  5.366 275.39      (J Nataas    ) 0.031  5.275 271.79
 Qualified:             #4  5.209 277.26                       #12  5.305 273.05

Hart is 2 - 1 against Samsel in prior events.

Hart with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2422 Jamie Noonan                           15 Dan Mercier                  
E2                   0.307  5.278 276.01     ****WINNER****  0.084  5.179 279.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Conway    ) 0.078  6.335 254.38      (K Baldwin   ) 0.052  5.270 279.27
 Qualified:            #11  5.293 272.67                        #3  5.199 279.79

Mercier with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the round and will have lane choice over Meyer in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jackie Fricke                           4 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E2                   0.060  5.488 269.51     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.207 278.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fox Jr    ) 0.076  5.332 266.00      (E Nichols   ) 0.098  5.196 273.44
 Qualified:             #9  5.263 273.50                        #1  5.126 282.66

Coughlin Jr. is 4 - 0 against Fricke in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Hart in the semifinal. Coughlin with the win pushes the Championship into Sunday.

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