Sun, 24 Mar 2024, 16:40 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Reporter

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 64th annual NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                          7 Mike Coughlin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  5.304 270.97                     0.056  5.755 197.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Maynard   ) 0.019  5.292 273.00      (M Myers     ) 0.049  5.267 263.67
 Qualified:             #8  5.378 260.16                        #1  5.232 271.84

Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,603 feet.

Severance and Coughlin have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Coughlin is real loose and over by the centerline and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  734 Johnny Ahten                          732 Chris Demke                  
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.104  5.856 180.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Grisel    ) 0.044  5.227 278.29      (S Blinzler  ) 0.055  5.481 256.55
 Qualified:            #12  5.503 257.73                        #4  5.330 270.86

Demke is 6 - 3 against Ahten in prior events.

Ahten can't get the car to move forward after getting the car to fire. He is finally shut off.

Demke banged the blower right around half track, but still gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Severance in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Madison Payne                         611 Garrett Bateman              
E2                   0.070  5.305 277.03     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.240 276.13
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Larkin    ) 0.085  5.340 274.78      (J Nataas    ) 0.051  5.255 278.06
 Qualified:             #7  5.370 274.78                        #2  5.272 275.34

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

Bateman with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Bateman with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Payne with her quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Shawn Cowie                            77 Ron Anderson                 
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.110  5.317 276.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Green     ) 0.074  5.223 279.67      (B Llamas    ) 0.092  5.285 278.23
 Qualified:            #17 11.314  72.80                       #11  5.486 274.05

Cowie is 2 - 0 against Anderson in prior events.

Cowie's front wheel folded over at the end of the burnout. He is out of the car and over the wall.

Anderson is straight down the groove with a good clean pass on the single. He will give up lane choice to Bateman in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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