Sat, 09 Nov 2024, 19:10 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

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
    8 Madison Payne                         515 James Stevens                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.257 273.33                     0.064  9.539 102.63
 Qualified:             #2  5.269 274.55                        #7  5.310 271.52

3:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,930 feet.

A coin flip off of the line, Stevens loses traction at the hit and gives up on the run quickly. Payne goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Madison Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.496/224.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.443.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  732 Chris Demke                             5 Jackie Fricke                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.115  5.339 265.80
 Qualified:             #1  5.255 275.45                        #8  5.312 274.39

Demke had problems after the burnout and did not make a pass. Fricke goes down the roove with a clean, straight pass to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7196 Melanie Johnson                       613 Joey Severance               
E1                   0.066  8.851  93.33     ****WINNER****  0.090  5.309 273.44
 Qualified:             #5  5.291 274.11                        #4  5.283 273.72

This is Johnson's first career start in Top Alcohol Dragster.

Johnson gets out of the gate first, starts hazing the tires, then she backs off of the throttle. Severance goes down the groove with a clean, straight pass to take the stripe for the win.

Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.915 sec., 330ft-2.368, 660ft-3.503/216.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.477.

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  717 Aaron Olivarez                       7848 Jon Bradford                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  5.314 267.22                     0.025  5.365 273.33
 Qualified:             #6  5.297 263.26                        #3  5.272 278.29

A good side-by-side, both down the groove with good runs. Bradford gets the advantage off of the line, stays in front past the 660 foot mark, then olivarez is able to reel him in and pull away for the win.

Aaron Olivarez's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.067), 660ft(-0.006), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0434 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Aaron Olivarez's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.538/224.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.487.

Jon Bradford's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.365, 660ft-3.540/209.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.530.

Payne will have lane choice Olivarez in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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