Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 16:56 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 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
    3 Julie Nataas                         2380 Matthew Cummings             
E3                   0.067  5.254 275.22     ****WINNER****  0.064  5.196 277.54
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Bucher    ) 0.055  5.184 277.03      (S Cowie     ) 0.096  5.210 272.89
E1    (M Steele    ) 0.000  5.216 277.49      (M Myers     ) 0.044  5.226 278.58
 Qualified:             #1  5.162 280.72                        #5  5.214 276.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,744 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Nataas is 1 - 0 against Cummings in prior events.

Cummings with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Matthew Cummings' MOV: 0.0616 seconds (approximately 25 feet). He is is advancing to his second career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jackie Fricke                          51 Rachel Meyer                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.092  5.188 279.15                     0.056  5.260 274.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Salinas   ) 0.098  5.178 279.50      (K Stalba    ) 0.056  5.274 276.97
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.113  5.147 280.78      (S Collier   ) 0.068  5.225 266.53
 Qualified:             #6  5.244 277.09                        #7  5.249 273.00

Meyer is 3 - 0 against Fricke in prior events.

Meyer with the the starting line advantage, but Fricke has the lead before half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0364 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Fricke will have lane choice in the final over Cummings by 0.008 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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