Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 18:42 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Madison Payne                           1 Julie Nataas                 
E3                   0.115  5.192 278.17     ****WINNER****  0.077  5.221 273.61
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Fricke    ) 0.089  5.196 278.00      (C Demke     ) 0.065  5.204 274.16
E1    (K Parker    ) 0.081  5.242 276.80      (R Anderson  ) 0.056  5.298 270.97
 Qualified:             #1  5.161 277.37                        #4  5.209 273.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,841 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Payne is 4 - 1 against Nataas in prior events.

Nataas with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Julie Nataas' MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Shawn Cowie                             9 Hunter Green                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067  5.188 279.27                    -0.063 11.368  61.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Grisel    ) 0.077  5.360 277.60      (J Severance ) 0.083  5.236 273.77
E1    (M Coughlin  ) 0.082  5.180 278.58      (J Bradford  ) 0.074  5.315 271.52
 Qualified:             #2  5.181 279.09                       #14  5.298 271.46

Cowie and Green have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Green goes red to give Cowie the win. Cowie with a great pass for the win and late choice over Nataas in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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