Mon, 04 Nov 2024, 13:22 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Shawn Cowie                             1 Julie Nataas                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.600 244.60                     0.067 19.145  34.34
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N Januik    ) 0.064  5.265 274.11      (C Demke     ) 0.061  5.211 270.27
E2    (K Wolf      ) 0.064  5.266 271.73      (J Severance ) 0.092  5.244 264.49
E1    (S Blinzler  ) 0.117  5.246 273.22      (M Austin    ) 0.049  5.307 262.28
 Qualified:             #3  5.261 274.22                        #1  5.217 269.67

10:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,348 feet.

Cowie is 6 - 1 against Nataas in prior events and Cowie is 2 - 0 against Nataas in prior final rounds.

Nataas hits the throttle and goes up in smoke. Cowie was on a good pass but blew the engine about 1000 feet out.

Cowie makes it 2-0 in Las Vegas this year, he won the four-wide race in the spring. This is Cowie's 25th career win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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