Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 18:39 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shawn Cowie                            10 Chris Demke                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  5.275 277.09                    -0.004  9.681  83.86
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Grisel    ) 0.049  5.250 276.18      (G Gingles   ) 0.022  5.299 273.11
E2    (J Stevens   ) 0.053  5.223 276.01      (J Nataas    ) 0.047  5.331 273.05
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.054  5.269 276.75      (J Salinas   ) 0.053  5.293 275.06
 Qualified:             #6  5.274 276.01                        #8  5.290 274.33

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,445 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Demke is 9 - 8 against Cowie in prior events and Demke is 1 - 0 against Cowie in prior final rounds.

Demke is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Cowie the win.

Cowie wins his fifth National event this season, the second at this event and the 18th in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink