Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 21:29 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
 4494 Hunter Green                         737M Madison Payne                
E2                   0.139  6.413 144.06     ****WINNER****  0.084  5.314 274.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Burns     ) 0.065  5.305 269.19      (J Salinas   ) 0.106  5.367 273.77
 Qualified:             #5  5.251 269.24                        #4  5.242 278.98

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 30.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,927 feet.

Payne is 1 - 0 against Green in prior events.

Payne with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  628 Kim Parker                              2 Jackie Fricke                
E2                   0.097  6.244 270.16     ****WINNER****  0.039  5.285 274.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Grisel    ) 0.089  5.296 272.78      (J Ahten     ) 0.056  5.307 275.11
 Qualified:             #1  5.198 272.34                        #8  5.279 272.94

Fricke is 3 - 0 against Parker in prior events.

Fricke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She makes another good looking pass, straight down the groove. She will have lane choice over Payne in the semifinal.

Parker is up in smoke right at the hit and pedaled it, but it was over by then.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 710V Taylor Vetter                         314 Tony Stewart                 
E2                   0.063  5.333 277.03     ****WINNER****  0.062  5.278 275.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Severance ) 0.064  5.280 277.20      (J Stevens   ) 0.062  5.293 271.95
 Qualified:             #7  5.264 279.27                        #2  5.219 276.52

Stewart with a tick advantage on the tree and never trailed for the win. Tony Stewart's MOV: 0.0565 seconds (approximately 23 feet). He runs his second quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Shawn Cowie                            77 Chris Demke                  
E2                   0.079  5.287 276.07     ****WINNER****  0.052  5.260 270.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Nataas    ) 0.071  5.228 276.46      (G Bateman   ) 0.042  5.327 272.61
 Qualified:             #3  5.227 276.24                       #11  5.298 272.06

Cowie and Demke have each won 9 times against the other in prior events.

Demke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Demke with a great pass, the quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over Stewart in the semifinal. Chris Demke's MOV: 0.0542 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

Cowie with a good looking pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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