Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 14:14 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jasmine Salinas                         2 Jackie Fricke                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.224 278.23                     0.034  5.277 276.86
 Qualified:             #9  5.251 278.63                        #8  5.234 275.62

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,545 feet.

Fricke is 2 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

This is a great drag race.

Fricke with the starting line advantage, but Salinas has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Salinas with her quickest pass of the weekend. Salinas keeps her Championship hopes a live. Jasmine Salinas' MOV: 0.0444 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   17 Tom Fox Jr.                             3 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.076  5.247 275.11     ****WINNER****  0.103  5.203 276.86
 Qualified:            #10  5.263 275.51                        #7  5.231 274.66

Cowie is 1 - 0 against Fox Jr. in prior events.

Fox Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Cowie chases him down by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Cowie with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0176 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Fox Jr. with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Casey Grisel                          613 Joey Severance               
E1                   0.037  5.378 264.75     ****WINNER****  0.037  5.211 275.45
 Qualified:            #11  5.301 266.64                        #6  5.211 275.34

Severance is 6 - 0 against Grisel in prior events.

They leave together with identical reaction times. Severance had the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Severance matched his qualifying E.T. for the win. Severance continues to be in the driver's seat for the Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 710V Taylor Vetter                         760 Eric Chesleigh               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.218 263.92                     0.075  5.598 249.63
 Qualified:             #5  5.209 280.54                       #12  5.317 268.28

This is the first time Vetter and Chesleigh have faced each other in eliminations.

Vetter 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
   77 Chris Demke                          7078 Ron Anderson                 
E1                   0.054  9.904  81.14     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.244 276.75
 Qualified:            #13  5.320 275.06                        #4  5.204 278.12

This is the first time Demke and Anderson have faced each other in eliminations.

Demke with the starting line advantage, but shook and was real loose before he clicked it off. Anderson with another good looking pass for the win. He will give up lane choice to Vetter in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Matthew Cummings                      628 Kim Parker                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.277 274.22                     0.069  5.356 270.59
 Qualified:             #3  5.201 276.41                       #14  5.325 270.86

This is the first time Cummings and Parker have faced each other in eliminations.

Parker with the starting line advantage, but cummings has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He never trails from there on for the win. Matthew Cummings' MOV: 0.0525 seconds (approximately 21 feet). Cummings keeps his Championship hopes alive. He will give up lane choice to Severance in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Julie Nataas                          611 Garrett Bateman              
E1                   0.038  5.308 266.00     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.297 274.50
 Qualified:            #15  5.325 267.00                        #2  5.189 275.28

Nataas is 2 - 0 against Bateman in prior events.

Nataas with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights. Bateman chase her down and gets the win in a close one. Garrett Bateman's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will give up lane choice to Cowie in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 737M Madison Payne                         672 Mike Austin                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  5.172 280.66                     0.038  5.593 214.48
 Qualified:             #1  5.177 281.19                       #16  5.358 270.43

This is the first time Payne and Austin have faced each other in eliminations.

Austin with the starting line advantage, but Payne has the lead by 150 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Payne makes the quickest pass of the event for the win. Payne with her career quickest pass. She will have lane choice over Salinas in the next round

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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