Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 17:55 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 628 Kim Parker 724 Casey Grisel E1 ****WINNER**** 0.089 5.296 272.78 0.038 5.388 264.08 Qualified: #1 5.198 272.34 #16 5.337 269.29Parker is 2 - 1 against Grisel in prior events.
Grisel with the starting line advantage, but
Parker has difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. She takes the win...Kim
Parker's MOV: 0.0416 seconds (approximately 16 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 613 Joey Severance 710V Taylor Vetter E1 0.083 5.269 274.27 ****WINNER**** 0.064 5.280 277.20 Qualified: #10 5.291 273.16 #7 5.264 279.27Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 7 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,261 feet.
Vetter with the starting line advantage and the power to
hold on for the hole shot win. Taylor Vetter's MOV: 0.0089 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Jasmine Salinas 737M Madison Payne
E1 0.182 5.335 273.83 ****WINNER**** 0.106 5.367 273.77
Qualified: #13 5.329 269.67 #4 5.242 278.98
Salinas is 1 - 0 against Payne in prior events. Payne with the starting line advantage and the
power to hold on for the hole shot win. Madison Payne's MOV: 0.0442 seconds (approximately 18
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 4494 Hunter Green 75 Mike Burns E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.305 269.19 0.104 5.376 264.75 Qualified: #5 5.251 269.24 #12 5.324 272.17This is the first time Green and Burns have faced each other in eliminations.
Green with the
starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Payne in the
next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 734 Johnny Ahten 2 Jackie Fricke E1 0.057 5.324 272.61 ****WINNER**** 0.056 5.307 275.11 Qualified: #9 5.288 281.66 #8 5.279 272.94Fricke is 1 - 0 against Ahten in prior events.
The Fricke team is dressed as the Ghost Buster
team...she has a tick advantage on the tree and the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0187 seconds
(approximately 7 feet). She will give up lane choice to Parker in the next round by 0.011
seconds.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 611 Garrett Bateman 77 Chris Demke E1 0.060 5.368 272.94 ****WINNER**** 0.042 5.327 272.61 Qualified: #6 5.254 273.66 #11 5.298 272.06Demke is 5 - 1 against Bateman in prior events.
Demke with the starting line advantage and the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Julie Nataas 3 Shawn Cowie
E1 0.063 5.401 260.97 ****WINNER**** 0.071 5.228 276.46
Qualified: #14 5.331 268.54 #3 5.227 276.24
Cowie is 4 - 0 against Nataas in prior events. Nataas with the starting line advantage, but Cowie has the lead by the time they go past the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win.
Cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up and runs the quickest pass of round one. He will
have lane choice over Demke in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 52 James Stevens 314 Tony Stewart E1 0.042 5.342 270.27 ****WINNER**** 0.062 5.293 271.95 Qualified: #15 5.334 270.32 #2 5.219 276.52Stevens with the starting line advantage, but Stewart chases him down around 800 feet and takes the win. Tony Stewart's MOV: 0.0290 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Stewart with a great pass,
the second quickest pass of the round.
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