Sun, 15 Oct 2023, 18:32 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in 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
  450 Kirk Wolf                               6 Julie Nataas                 
E4                   0.044  9.048  88.36     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.129 279.76
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Sampey    ) 0.041  5.199 278.10      (S Cowie     ) 0.063  5.141 279.02
E2    (H Green     ) 0.060  5.168 273.59      (M Sackman   ) 0.017  5.708 191.00
E1    (J Stevens   ) 0.032  5.442 269.07      (J Severance ) 0.034  5.162 279.61
 Qualified:             #4  5.209 272.17                        #6  5.219 274.24

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.17 inches, adjusted altitude 1,106 feet.

Wolf is 1 - 0 against Nataas in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

wolf with the starting line advantage, but lost traction and Nataas has the lead by 150 feet and takes the win.

Nataas launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight for the win. She wins her third Wally this season and the seventh of her career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink