Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 15:43 PM JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Matthew Cummings                      528 Aaron Cooper                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.208 275.68                     0.033 16.262  45.39
 Qualified:             #4  5.238 273.06                        #5  5.255 278.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,575 feet.

Cooper with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. Cummings launched hard and kept it hooked up for the win

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Julie Nataas                            5 Jackie Fricke                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  5.221 278.17                     0.078  5.243 278.38
 Qualified:             #2  5.219 274.24                        #7  5.291 273.12

Nataas 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
    4 Shawn Cowie                             1 Joey Severance               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078  5.169 279.17                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  5.232 277.20                        #6  5.255 273.01

Severance is a no-show to Cowie the win. He will have lane choice over Nataas in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mike Coughlin                        320X Matt Sackman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.196 278.22                     0.030  5.336 272.53
 Qualified:             #1  5.143 279.07                        #8  5.376 273.27

Sackman with the starting line advantage, but Coughlin has the lead by 330 feet and makes another great pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Cummings in the semifinal by 0.012 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink