Sat, 04 Nov 2023, 15:16 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Taylor Vetter                        110J Rich McPhillips Jr.          
E1                   0.083 10.718  99.98     ****WINNER****  0.056  5.294 275.84
 Qualified:             #4  5.242 277.54                        #5  5.248 274.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,236 feet.

McPhillips with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is straight down the groove for the win.

Vetter with tire shake right at the hit,

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Joey Severance                        491 Angelle Sampey               
E1                   0.045  7.131 129.60     ****WINNER****  0.097  5.201 276.13
 Qualified:             #6  5.266 272.01                        #3  5.223 270.75

Severance with the starting line advantage, but started to rattle the tires and pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up to give Sampey the win.

she launched hard and kept it hooked up to make her quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7110 Summer Richardson                       5 Jackie Fricke                
E1                   0.113 18.577  36.04     ****WINNER****  0.080  5.274 275.96
 Qualified:             #7  5.279 274.66                        #2  5.185 277.72

Fricke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Fricke is straight down the groove for the win. She will give up lane Choice to Sampey in the semifinal.

Richardson is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Casey Grisel                            4 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.020  5.395 271.30     ****WINNER****  0.094  5.181 278.17
 Qualified:             #8  5.295 273.72                        #1  5.168 278.92

Grisel with a great light , but Cowie has the lead by 150 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Cowie with the quickest pass of the round for the win and lane choice in the semifinal against McPhillips.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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