Mon, 30 Oct 2023, 14:18 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    1 Joey Severance                          5 Jackie Fricke                
E3                   0.059  5.335 227.77     ****WINNER****  0.080  5.254 272.83
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Demke     ) 0.056  5.261 271.90      (J Nataas    ) 0.106  5.239 273.83
E1    (K Wolf      ) 0.045  5.284 270.48      (T Vetter    ) 0.062  5.392 263.15
 Qualified:             #9  5.287 270.64                        #5  5.268 268.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 30.30 inches, adjusted altitude 1,901 feet.

Severance is 3 - 2 against Fricke in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and the lead until in the lights when his car goes silent and Fricke come charging by for the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0608 seconds (approximately 20 feet). She is advancing to her 15th final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  628 Kim Parker                              4 Shawn Cowie                  
E3                   0.066  5.446 261.22     ****WINNER****  0.084  5.178 277.03
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Payne     ) 0.039  5.308 265.90      (C Grisel    ) 0.062  5.208 275.79
E1    (T Stewart   ) 0.057  5.304 266.53      (M Coughlin  ) 0.073  5.365 272.06
 Qualified:             #6  5.269 267.59                        #2  5.220 274.55

Cowie is 2 - 0 against Parker in prior events.

Parker with the starting line advantage, but got loose. She stayed with it, but couldn't chase Severance down. Severance launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event for the win. He is advancing to his 34th final round and will have lane choice over Fricke,

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink