Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 16:07 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  611 Garrett Bateman                      4494 Hunter Green                 
E3                   0.059  5.257 272.72     ****WINNER****  0.032  5.251 278.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Cummings  ) 0.068  5.186 277.26      (J Severance ) 0.004  7.959 252.95
E1    (M Myers     ) 0.077  5.240 274.27      (A Sampey    ) 0.045  5.261 280.84
 Qualified:             #2  5.164 278.75                       #11  5.270 278.40

12:58 p.m. This is the first time Bateman and Green have faced each other in eliminations.

Great race and they swap positions going down the track.

Green finally pulls ahead to stay for the win.

Hunter Green's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.003), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0338 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.504/226.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.443.
Hunter Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.528/229.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.452.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Cowie                           628 Kim Parker                   
E3                   0.126  9.510  92.15     ****WINNER****  0.097  5.316 260.36
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Stewart   ) 0.054  5.176 280.25      (T Vetter    ) 0.129  5.386 241.37
E1    (K Baldwin   ) 0.110 18.756  78.71      (J Stevens   ) 0.080  5.324 267.85
 Qualified:             #1  5.162 279.09                        #5  5.197 268.22

Cowie is 3 - 0 against Parker in prior events.

Cowie is late and the tire are up in smoke immediately.

Easy win for Parker and a trip to the final round.

Kim Parker's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.528/227.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.476.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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