Mon, 30 Oct 2023, 16:08 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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
    5 Jackie Fricke                           4 Shawn Cowie                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.059  5.567 272.12                     0.052  7.087 144.36
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Severance ) 0.080  5.254 272.83      (K Parker    ) 0.084  5.178 277.03
E2    (J Nataas    ) 0.106  5.239 273.83      (C Grisel    ) 0.062  5.208 275.79
E1    (T Vetter    ) 0.062  5.392 263.15      (M Coughlin  ) 0.073  5.365 272.06
 Qualified:             #5  5.268 268.28                        #2  5.220 274.55

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 30.21 inches, adjusted altitude 2,489 feet.

Fricke and Cowie have each won 5 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Cowie with a few ticks on the tree, but loses traction early. Fricke is lose, but she reels it in and collects the win. She wins her second Wally this season and the ninth in her career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink