Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 18:10 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 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
    4 Jackie Fricke                        2380 Matthew Cummings             
E4   ****WINNER****  0.105  5.164 278.98                     0.047  5.396 254.76
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Meyer     ) 0.092  5.188 279.15      (J Nataas    ) 0.064  5.196 277.54
E2    (J Salinas   ) 0.098  5.178 279.50      (S Cowie     ) 0.096  5.210 272.89
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.113  5.147 280.78      (M Myers     ) 0.044  5.226 278.58
 Qualified:             #6  5.244 277.09                        #5  5.214 276.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,707 feet.

Fricke and Cummings have each won 1 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Cummings with the starting line advantage, but Fricke had the difference made up by 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Fricke wins her first Wally this season and the fifth of her career. This is her first Indy win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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