Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 16:55 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   4 Julie Nataas                 
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.058  5.224 278.35
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (J Fricke    ) 0.069  5.227 275.73
E1                                           (S Massey    ) 0.087  5.264 278.75
 Qualified:                                                       #7  5.490 274.16

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,029 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Nataas with the bye into thew final and she is straight down the groove with another great pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shawn Cowie                          2380 Matthew Cummings             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.210 274.83                     0.073  5.183 280.89
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Cooper    ) 0.059  5.224 275.62      (D Shields   ) 0.075  5.191 279.67
E1    (B Domingue  ) 0.090  5.194 276.46      (J Stevens   ) 0.095  5.214 280.66
 Qualified:             #5  5.349 239.61                        #9  5.615 202.39

Cummings is 1 - 0 against Cowie in prior events.

Cowie with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

Cowie will have lane choice over Nataas in the final.

Cummings runs low E.T. and top speed of the event in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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