Mon, 24 May 2021, 13:24 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 James Stevens                        7015 Jasmine Salinas              
E2                   0.048  5.328 267.69     ****WINNER****  0.126  5.219 272.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Nataas    ) 0.092  5.302 269.46      (J Severance ) 0.123  7.000 127.75
 Qualified:             #8  5.285 272.61                       #11 11.002  79.82

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,139 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

This is the first time Stevens and Salinas have faced each other in eliminations.

Stevens with the starting line advantage, but Salinas chases him down in the lights and grabs the win. Jasmine Salinas' MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Rachel Meyer                         2380 Matthew Cummings             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  5.200 280.95                     0.048  5.218 272.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.019  5.195 280.49      (A Cooper    ) 0.079  5.243 274.44
 Qualified:             #3  5.238 271.68                        #4  5.255 270.37

This is the first time Meyer and Cummings have faced each other in eliminations.

Cummings with the starting line advantage, but Meyer chases him down at the finish line. Rachel Meyer's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 3 feet). She will have lane choice over Salinas in semifinal.

Cummings with a great pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   54 Robin Samsel                            2 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.052  5.344 274.83     ****WINNER****  0.089  5.232 274.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Payne     ) 0.132  5.289 275.56      (K Brounkowsk) 0.077  5.225 266.53
 Qualified:             #7  5.283 277.94                        #1  5.224 275.62

Cowie is 5 - 0 against Samsel in prior events.

Samsel with the starting line advantage, but Cowie with the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and takes the win.

Cowie will the bye run into the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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