Sat, 02 Nov 2019, 21:20 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 724 Casey Grisel 888 Fred Hanssen E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 5.302 270.81 0.089 5.305 274.00 Qualified: #6 5.261 275.22 #11 5.313 276.58Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 27.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,673 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.
Grisel and Hanssen have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.
Grisel with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Casey Grisel's MOV: 0.0462 seconds (approximately 19 feet).
Hanssen runs a
career quickest pass in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Julie Nataas 15 Dan Mercier
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.055 5.272 277.54 0.061 5.353 275.62
Qualified: #2 5.191 278.00 #15 5.335 273.88
Nataas is 1 - 0 against Mercier in prior events. Nataas with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7015 Jasmine Salinas 62 Kim Parker E1 0.069 9.904 81.74 ****WINNER**** 0.016 5.328 270.70 Qualified: #13 5.329 263.36 #4 5.238 272.12Salinas is 1 - 0 against Parker in prior events.
Parker with a great light and never trailed for the win.
Salinas started to lose traction early and clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Joey Severance 7078 Ron Anderson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.055 5.191 274.66 0.169 5.496 266.21
Qualified: #1 5.121 278.29 #16 5.462 262.85
This is the first time Severance and Anderson have faced each other in eliminations.
Severance with the starting line advantage and the win. He makes another great pass, his
slowest pass of the weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Shawn Cowie 54 James Stevens
E1 0.061 21.035 29.36 ****WINNER**** 0.072 5.259 270.32
Qualified: #3 5.218 277.43 #14 5.330 270.43
Cowie is 3 - 2 against Stevens in prior events. Cowie with the starting line advantage, but
was up in smoke right at the hit and Stevens gets the win. Stevens runs his quickest pass of the
season for the win. He will have lane choice over Grisel in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 611 Garrett Bateman 6 Jackie Fricke E1 ****WINNER**** 0.056 5.334 273.11 0.053 8.233 105.24 Qualified: #10 5.312 274.33 #7 5.283 271.24Bateman is 3 - 1 against Fricke in prior events.
Fricke with the starting line advantage,
but was up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. Bateman is little off his qualifying time
for the win. He will give up lane choice to Nataas in the next roud.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 734 Johnny Ahten 4824 Shane Conway E1 ****WINNER**** 0.087 5.268 275.11 0.058 5.457 259.91 Qualified: #12 5.315 278.63 #5 5.259 269.51This is the first time Ahten and Conway have faced each other in eliminations.
Conway with
the starting line advantage, but Ahten chased him down and had the lead by 400 feet and never
trailed from there on for the win. Ahten runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He
will have lane choice over Parker in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 23 Josh Hart 7 Duane Shields E1 0.054 5.332 268.17 ****WINNER**** 0.109 5.261 272.23 Qualified: #8 5.293 275.11 #9 5.299 272.61Hart with the starting line advantage, but Shields grabbed the lead by 500 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Duane Shields' MOV: 0.0168 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Shields with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Severance in the next round.
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