Mon, 24 May 2021, 14:48 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, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Rachel Meyer                         7015 Jasmine Salinas              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.077  5.143 282.01                     0.096  5.266 260.26
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Cummings  ) 0.058  5.200 280.95      (J Stevens   ) 0.126  5.219 272.78
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.019  5.195 280.49      (J Severance ) 0.123  7.000 127.75
 Qualified:             #3  5.238 271.68                       #11 11.002  79.82

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 1,995 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

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

Meyer with the starting line advantage and runs low E.T. of the event for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   2 Shawn Cowie                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.079  5.222 274.50
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Samsel    ) 0.089  5.232 274.27
E1                                           (K Brounkowsk) 0.077  5.225 266.53
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.224 275.62

Cowie with the bye and is straight down the groove with a good clean pass. He will give up lane choice to Meyer in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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