Mon, 24 May 2021, 15:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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                            2 Shawn Cowie                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.144  5.150 279.32                     0.042  5.632 270.21
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Salinas   ) 0.077  5.143 282.01                     0.079  5.222 274.50
E2    (M Cummings  ) 0.058  5.200 280.95      (R Samsel    ) 0.089  5.232 274.27
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.019  5.195 280.49      (K Brounkowsk) 0.077  5.225 266.53
 Qualified:             #3  5.238 271.68                        #1  5.224 275.62

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,947 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Cowie is 1 - 0 against Meyer in prior events and Cowie is 1 - 0 against Meyer in prior final rounds.

Rachel Meyer's father won this race 3 times and her sister won it once.
Her slowest run in eliminations (5.200) is quicker than Cowie's best run (5.219) Cowie has won 12 consecutive final rounds.

Cowie with the starting line advantage, but then started to shake and pedaled it, but couldn't chase Meyer down.

Meyer with another great pass for the win. Meyer wins her third National event Wally and all have been this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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