Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 12:27 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                          1 Julie Nataas                 
E1                   0.026 12.290  65.81     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.822 239.36
 Qualified:             #8  5.262 278.55                        #9  5.271 270.50

10:58 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,205 feet.

Nataas is 1 - 0 against Sampey in prior events.

Sampey goes up in smoke at the hit, pedals once, then gives up on the run. Nataas gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and has to pedal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                        450 Kirk Wolf                    
E1                   0.142 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.064  5.270 276.62
 Qualified:            #10  5.275 276.16                        #7  5.252 275.68

Severance is 2 - 0 against Wolf in prior events.

Severance leaves the line and the car shuts down about 20 feet out. Wolf goes down the groove with a good run and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 703Y Shaunda Blinzler                        3 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.127  5.314 271.95     ****WINNER****  0.128  5.263 279.38
 Qualified:            #11  5.285 274.96                        #6  5.243 278.91

This is the first time Blinzler and Cowie have faced each other in eliminations.

A coin flip off of the line, Cowie goes down the groove with a good run to take the win.

Shaunda Blinzler's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.498/219.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.483.

Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.502/223.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.455.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jackie Fricke                         724 Casey Grisel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  5.219 281.37                    -0.013  5.185 278.09
 Qualified:             #5  5.243 279.07                       #12  5.286 273.91

Grisel is 1 - 0 against Fricke in prior events.

Grisel is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Fricke. He runs a career best ET in the loss.

Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.500/231.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.423.

Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.384, 660ft-3.461/231.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.384.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Karen Stalba                            9 Hunter Green                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079  5.176 279.17                     0.032  5.227 277.66
 Qualified:             #4  5.239 278.48                       #13  5.290 276.89

Stalba is 1 - 0 against Green in prior events.

Green gets the advantage off of the line and makes his quickest pass of the weekend but he can't hold off Stalba. Stalba makes her quickest pass of the year and takes the win.

Karen Stalba's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.456/231.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.377.

Hunter Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.495/230.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.423.

Karen Stalba's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.022), 330 ft(-0.013), 660ft(-0.007), 1,000ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Stalba will have lane choice over Fricke in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  212 Joe Maynard                           584 Prescott Dean                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  5.216 273.56                     0.025  5.357 269.95
 Qualified:             #3  5.232 273.61                       #14  5.292 275.87

This is the first time Maynard and Dean have faced each other in eliminations.

Dean gets out of the gate first but Maynard reels him in quickly and pulls away for the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Joe Maynard's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.378, 660ft-3.466/229.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.403.

Maynard will have lane choice over Cowie in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matthew Cummings                     7299 Nick Januik                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.091  5.266 279.62                     0.050  6.208 172.10
 Qualified:             #2  5.224 280.36                       #15  5.305 276.67

This is the first time Cummings and Januik have faced each other in eliminations.

Januik leaves the line and starts rattling the tires. he makes a move to the right, then back to the left, then he gives up on the run. Cummings goes down the groove with a clean pass to take the win.

Cummings will have lane choice over Wolf in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mike Coughlin                           8 Madison Payne                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  5.207 277.78                     0.040  5.261 279.02
 Qualified:             #1  5.216 272.28                       #16  5.315 276.38

Coughlin is 1 - 0 against Payne in prior events.

They leave the line together and Coughlin starts pulling away. Payne makes her quickest pass of the weekend but fell back from the 330 marker through the rest of the run. Coughlin makes his quickest pass of the year to take the win.

Mike Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.471/229.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.403.

Madison Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.423, 660ft-3.519/227.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.457.

Coughlin will have lane choice over nataas in the next round.

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