Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 19:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                       1011 Dan Dietrich                 
E2                   0.059  7.085 131.38     ****WINNER****  0.128  5.879 180.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.054  5.303 273.00      (D Shields   ) 0.145  5.903 189.26
 Qualified:            #12  5.416 268.12                       #13  5.427 264.55

7:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,765 feet.

Severance leaves the line, makes a move to the left and almost hits the wall. Dietrich goes right down the groove and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Julie Nataas                          238 Mick Steele                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.139  5.228 268.60                     0.022  5.413 272.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Mcbride   ) 0.049  5.232 272.94      (D Mercier   ) 0.056  5.451 273.22
 Qualified:             #2  5.168 274.89                       #10  5.330 275.51

Steele gets a big holeshot but Nataas starts reeling him in quickly. Nataas gets around him at the 330 foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Julie Nataas' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.068), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.069). MOV: 0.0687 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1128 Karen Stalba                           54 Robin Samsel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.097  5.207 276.63                     0.085  5.332 266.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.094  5.293 276.52      (J Dreher    ) 0.113  5.352 267.32
 Qualified:             #6  5.242 278.46                        #3  5.225 276.58

Samsel gets out of the gate first but Stalba reels him in before they reach the sixty foot mark. Stalba continues to pull away and makes her quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Karen Stalba's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.057), 1,000ft(0.081). MOV: 0.1133 seconds (approximately 44 feet).

Stalba will have lane choice over Nataas in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Rachel Meyer                         2380 Matthew Cummings             
E2                   0.028  5.235 279.15     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.135 281.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Michalek  ) 0.078  5.240 275.06                     0.072  5.213 279.61
 Qualified:             #9  5.279 271.19                        #1  5.123 280.54

Meyer gets out of the gate first but Cummings reels her in by the time they reach the sixty foot mark. Cummings goes around her and pulls away with another impressive run.

Matthew Cummings' incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.363, 660ft-3.429/234.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.344.

Matthew Cummings' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.044), 1,000ft(0.052). MOV: 0.0584 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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