Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 20:35 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jackie Fricke                           7 Matthew Cummings             
E2                   0.154 12.665  66.18     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.234 276.80
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.068  5.242 274.17      (T Schmidt   ) 0.081  5.265 274.22
 Qualified:             #8  5.271 271.18                        #1  5.192 274.39

Fricke is 3 - 1 against Cummings in prior events.

Cummings with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Fricke lost traction and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4028 David Sheetz                         4494 Hunter Green                 
E2                   0.068  5.258 274.61     ****WINNER****  0.020  5.220 277.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K wolf      ) 0.047  5.305 273.21      (S Cowie     ) 0.057  5.233 275.62
 Qualified:            #10  5.280 269.51                       #15  5.332 265.64

This is the first time Sheetz and Green have faced each other in eliminations.

Green with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 737M Madison Payne                          17 Tom Fox Jr.                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.093  5.277 279.56                     0.086  5.330 270.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Cooper    ) 0.085  5.231 280.39      (S Collier   ) 0.054  5.411 271.02
 Qualified:             #5  5.258 280.71                        #4  5.237 276.24

Fox Jr. with a slight starting line advantage and the lead until around 900 feet when Payne chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  530 Alan Bradshaw                           6 Jasmine Salinas              
E2                   0.043  5.268 275.77     ****WINNER****  0.069  5.237 277.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Severance ) 0.043  5.266 276.74      (C Michalek  ) 0.061  5.252 275.77
 Qualified:             #6  5.263 276.92                        #3  5.194 278.41

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

Bradshaw with the starting line advantage, but Salinas chased him down in the lights for the win.

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