Sat, 06 Nov 2021, 20:28 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                         62 Kim Parker                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  5.247 274.61                     0.079  5.307 267.53
 Qualified:             #5  5.249 275.17                        #4  5.247 269.29

5:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 10 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 4,016 feet.

Severance gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Parker starts making up ground after the 330 foot mark, then Severance starts pulling away again and takes the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.468/219.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.429.

Joey Severance's incremental margins: 60ft(0.093), 330 ft(0.095), 660ft(0.088), 1,000ft(0.087). MOV: 0.1017 seconds (approximately 40 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Casey Grisel                            4 Jackie Fricke                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  5.247 274.22                     0.075  5.269 276.63
 Qualified:             #8  5.341 272.83                        #1  5.188 275.39

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with solid runs. Grisel gets the holeshot and extends his lead to half track. Fricke starts making up ground but quickly ruins out of race track. Grisel makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Casey Grisel's incremental margins: 60ft(0.045), 330 ft(0.073), 660ft(0.071), 1,000ft(0.059). MOV: 0.0511 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

Grisel and Severance run the exact same ET and Severance will gets lane choice by virtue of his faster speed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1128 Karen Stalba                          590 Steve Griboski               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  5.224 280.60                     0.066  5.512 261.88
 Qualified:             #2  5.198 281.95                        #7  5.294 271.41

Griboski is a little behind off of the line, rattles the tires and has to pedal. Stalba goes right down the groove with a clean pass to pull away for the win.

Karen Stalba's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.403, 660ft-3.502/228.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.429.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 737M Madison Payne                           2 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.068  5.390 267.16     ****WINNER****  0.092  5.358 273.27
 Qualified:             #6  5.279 274.22                        #3  5.225 276.13

Payne gets the advantage off of the line, stays in front past half track, then Cowie is able to get around and pull away for the win.

Shawn Cowie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

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

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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