Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 13:55 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, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Josh Hart                               4 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E3                   0.056  5.312 275.51     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.181 277.43
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Samsel    ) 0.072  5.271 275.34      (J Fricke    ) 0.044  5.207 278.17
E1    (J Veale     ) 0.036  5.366 275.39      (E Nichols   ) 0.098  5.196 273.44
 Qualified:             #4  5.209 277.26                        #1  5.126 282.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 2,316 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Coughlin Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. He keeps his Championship hopes alive. He is advancing to his sixth final round this season and the eighth of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Megan Meyer                            15 Dan Mercier                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.037  5.185 275.73                     0.063  5.217 279.73
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Cowie     ) 0.032  5.252 275.06      (J Noonan    ) 0.084  5.179 279.50
E1    (M Steele    ) 0.063  5.373 272.78      (K Baldwin   ) 0.052  5.270 279.27
 Qualified:             #2  5.186 277.43                        #3  5.199 279.79

This is the first time Meyer and Mercier have faced each other in eliminations.

Meyer with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. She will give up lane choice to Coughlin Jr. by 0.004 seconds. She is advancing to her seventh final this season, second at this event and 18th career final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink