Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 14:32 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2380 Matthew Cummings                        2 Shawn Cowie                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.210 272.89                     0.073 13.662  89.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Myers     ) 0.044  5.226 278.58      (J Dreher    ) 0.060  5.232 275.90
 Qualified:             #5  5.214 276.69                        #4  5.209 277.72

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,547 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Cummings and Cowie have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Cowie with the starting line advantage, but has problems right at the hit. Cummings is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Julie Nataas                           31 Mike Bucher                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.184 277.03                     0.065  5.350 242.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Steele    ) 0.000  5.216 277.49      (C Michalek  ) 0.080  5.236 274.27
 Qualified:             #1  5.162 280.72                        #9  5.293 271.52

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

Nataas with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Nataas launched hard and kept it hooked up with a great looking pass. She will have lane choice in the semifinal by o.o26 seconds.

Bucher with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jackie Fricke                        7015 Jasmine Salinas              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.098  5.178 279.50                     0.114  5.228 281.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.113  5.147 280.78      (D Shields   ) 0.105  5.213 282.24
 Qualified:             #6  5.244 277.09                        #3  5.206 281.01

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

Fricke with the stating line advantage and never trailed for the win. Fricke kept it hitting on all eight and hooked up with her quickest pass of the weekend.

Salinas with a good looking pass, straight down the groove in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1128 Karen Stalba                           51 Rachel Meyer                 
E2                   0.053  9.746  85.65     ****WINNER****  0.056  5.274 276.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Griboski  ) 0.112  5.187 278.86      (S Collier   ) 0.068  5.225 266.53
 Qualified:             #2  5.188 279.15                        #7  5.249 273.00

Meyer is 1 - 0 against Stalba in prior events.

Stalba with a few ticks on the tree, but is up in smoke, she pedals it and is back up in smoke. The car bangs the blower with a quick flash of flames.

Meyer with a good looking pass, straight down the groove. Meyer will give up lane choice to Fricke in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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