Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 19:03 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 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
 710V Taylor Vetter                         613 Joey Severance               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.086  5.272 247.25                     0.044  5.489 206.73
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Payne     ) 0.077  5.244 278.92      (G Bateman   ) 0.033  5.214 275.62
E2    (R Anderson  ) 0.078  5.238 276.07      (M Cummings  ) 0.040  5.233 273.55
E1    (E Chesleigh ) 0.061  5.218 263.92      (C Grisel    ) 0.037  5.211 275.45
 Qualified:             #5  5.209 280.54                        #6  5.211 275.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,675 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Severance with the starting line advantage, Vetter grabs the lead by 800 feet. Vetter is real loose and out of the groove over by the wall. She reels it enough to get to the finish line. The car goes over on it's side and she slides to a stop in the shut down area. The car got past the finish line before crossing the centerline. The chutes grabbed the timing block.

Vetter wins her first National event Wally in her first National event final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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