Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 14:40 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                            1 Shawn Cowie                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038  5.195 277.86                     0.065  5.252 276.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Severance ) 0.345  5.223 277.09      (K Wolf      ) 0.135  5.247 274.16
E1    (C Demke     ) 0.155  5.183 279.35      (M Payne     ) 0.076  5.218 272.76
 Qualified:             #4  5.214 278.36                        #9  5.268 274.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 22,942 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Cowie is 2 - 0 against Bradford in prior events.

Bradford with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his second final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7196 Melanie Johnson                       613 Joey Severance               
E3                   0.071  6.787 137.40     ****WINNER****  0.039  5.241 277.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Butner    ) 0.097  5.222 275.87      (S Cowie     ) 0.021  5.228 276.48
E1    (M Cummings  ) 0.061  5.231 271.08      (A Sampey    ) 0.065  5.442 273.66
 Qualified:             #7  5.265 275.89                        #6  5.244 275.68

This is the first time Johnson and Severance have faced each other in eliminations.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is 52nd final round. He will give up lane choice to Bradford in the final.

Johnson left with the front end in the air and clicked it off.