Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 19:54 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, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Madison Payne                         628 Kim Parker                   
E2                   0.100  5.280 273.83     ****WINNER****  0.039  5.308 265.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Chesleigh ) 0.097  5.285 274.83      (T Stewart   ) 0.057  5.304 266.53
 Qualified:             #3  5.240 272.12                        #6  5.269 267.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,473 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

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

Parker with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kim Parker's MOV: 0.0338 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  732 Chris Demke                             1 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.035  9.775 110.28     ****WINNER****  0.056  5.261 271.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Sampey    ) 0.016  5.321 268.60      (K Wolf      ) 0.045  5.284 270.48
 Qualified:            #16  5.337 272.34                        #9  5.287 270.64

Severance is 13 - 8 against Demke in prior events.

Demke with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. Severance is straight down the groove for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Casey Grisel                            4 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.037 16.243  62.34     ****WINNER****  0.062  5.208 275.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Green     ) 0.055  5.303 272.45      (M Coughlin  ) 0.073  5.365 272.06
 Qualified:            #10  5.310 272.61                        #2  5.220 274.55

Cowie is 5 - 0 against Grisel in prior events.

Grisel with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. Cowie with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Parker in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Julie Nataas                            5 Jackie Fricke                
E2                   0.049 23.254  21.52     ****WINNER****  0.106  5.239 273.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Anderson  ) 0.090  5.446 271.30      (T Vetter    ) 0.062  5.392 263.15
 Qualified:             #4  5.262 273.77                        #5  5.268 268.28

Nataas is 4 - 2 against Fricke in prior events.

Nataas with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Fricke is straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the event for the win. She will have lane choice over Severance in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink