Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 18:56 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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
    9 Julie Nataas                            7 Duane Shields                
E4                  -0.101  5.225 277.72     ****WINNER**** -0.004  5.267 273.83
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Grisel    ) 0.038  5.237 276.13      (K Parker    ) 0.052  5.275 270.16
E2    (G Bateman   ) 0.003  5.279 278.35      (J Severance ) 0.067  5.234 273.11
E1    (D Mercier   ) 0.055  5.272 277.54      (J Hart      ) 0.109  5.261 272.23
 Qualified:             #2  5.191 278.00                        #9  5.299 272.61

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,951 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Nataas and Shields have each won 1 times against the other in prior events and Nataas is 1 - 0 against Shields in prior final rounds.

Nataas goes red to give Shields the win. Shields wins his 23rd National event Wally and his first this season and first at this event.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink