Sun, 02 May 2021, 13:18 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1128 Karen Stalba                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  1.142 No Time           
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fox Jr    ) 0.353  5.235 279.67   
 Qualified:             #1  5.172 280.19                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,138 feet.

Stalba with the bye and just took the green for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Rachel Meyer                          238 Mick Steele                  
E2                   0.046  5.309 266.11     ****WINNER****  0.010  5.328 277.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Smith     ) 0.027  5.271 277.03      (M Payne     ) 0.081  5.328 275.00
 Qualified:             #2  5.193 278.92                        #7  5.303 269.13

Meyer is 1 - 0 against Steele in prior events.

Steele with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Mick Steele's MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jackie Fricke                        1011 Dan Dietrich                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.293 276.07                     0.094  5.477 229.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Nichols   ) 0.056  5.287 276.75      (J Severance ) 0.258  5.645 198.90
 Qualified:             #3  5.267 277.89                        #9  5.421 241.50

This is the first time Fricke and Dietrich have faced each other in eliminations.

Fricke with the starting line advantage and the win. She will have lane choice over Steele in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Julie Nataas                         110J Rich McPhillips Jr.          
E2                   0.061  5.272 271.57     ****WINNER****  0.073  5.244 277.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.089  5.203 278.75      (R Samsel    ) 0.107  5.398 269.40
 Qualified:             #5  5.279 273.39                       #11  5.652 259.96

This is the first time Nataas and McPhillips Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Nataas with the starting line and the lead until just past 1000 feet when McPhillips chased her down for the win. Rich McPhillips Jr.'s MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

McPhillips with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Stalba in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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