Sun, 02 May 2021, 14:56 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
    4 Jackie Fricke                         238 Mick Steele                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.259 277.15                     0.055  5.381 265.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Dietrich  ) 0.045  5.293 276.07      (R Meyer     ) 0.010  5.328 277.60
E1    (E Nichols   ) 0.056  5.287 276.75      (M Payne     ) 0.081  5.328 275.00
 Qualified:             #3  5.267 277.89                        #7  5.303 269.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,442 feet.

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

Fricke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She is advancing to her ninth National event final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1128 Karen Stalba                         110J Rich McPhillips Jr.          
E3                   0.103 10.192  64.20     ****WINNER****  0.077  5.249 274.27
 Prior rounds:
E2                         No Time            (J Nataas    ) 0.073  5.244 277.77
E1    (T Fox Jr    ) 0.353  5.235 279.67      (R Samsel    ) 0.107  5.398 269.40
 Qualified:             #1  5.172 280.19                       #11  5.652 259.96

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

McPhillips Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win as Stalba is up in smoke. McPhillips Jr. will have lane choice in his first National event final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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