Sun, 02 Nov 2025, 12:06 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  450 Kirk Wolf                              10 Madison Payne                
E2                   0.068  5.271 268.71     ****WINNER****  0.058  5.213 277.49
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Rodriguez ) 0.061  5.275 269.56      (S Blinzler  ) 0.094  5.242 271.24
 Qualified:             #8  5.268 268.92                        #1  5.181 276.41

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,450 feet.

This is the first time Wolf and Payne have faced each other in eliminations.

Payne with a starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                       7196 Melanie Johnson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033  5.220 275.28                     0.069  5.267 271.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ahten     ) 0.062  5.231 278.58      (A Troyer    ) 0.074  5.280 274.89
 Qualified:             #2  5.208 274.89                        #7  5.256 271.46

Severance is 1 - 0 against Johnson in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jackie Fricke                         672 Mike Austin                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.092  5.224 273.88                     0.048 10.195  79.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Bold      ) 0.076  5.280 267.27      (C Phillips  ) 0.019  5.292 270.97
 Qualified:             #5  5.223 273.55                       #13  5.337 271.30

This is the first time Fricke and Austin have faced each other in eliminations.

Austin with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke early. Fricke had the lead by200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. She will give up lane choice to Payne in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                            1 Shawn Cowie                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  5.174 282.54                     0.075  5.274 266.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Januik    ) 0.033  5.220 275.28      (A Sampey    ) 0.080  5.316 272.01
 Qualified:             #3  5.220 271.41                        #6  5.248 273.05

Cowie is 2 - 1 against Bradford in prior events.

Bradford with a great light and never trailed for the win. He makes the quickest pass of event and will have lane choice over Severance in the semifinal.

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