Sat, 08 Nov 2025, 14:16 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

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
   79 Shaunda Blinzler                     110J Rich McPhillips Jr.          
E1                   0.042  5.314 271.52     ****WINNER****  0.055  5.287 270.10
 Qualified:             #5  5.307 273.00                        #4  5.285 273.16

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 3,502 feet.

Blinzler with the starting line advantage, but McPhillips chased her down by 1000 feet and took the win. He is just a couple ticks off his qualifying time for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                          3 Jackie Fricke                
E1                   0.045  5.311 262.03     ****WINNER****  0.057  5.258 275.00
 Qualified:             #2  5.253 273.61                        #7  5.322 275.79

Severance with the starting line advantage, but Fricke chased him down by 1000 feet and took the win. Jackie Fricke's MOV: 0.0419 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Fricke with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                           10 Madison Payne                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  5.268 272.72                     0.074  5.272 274.89
 Qualified:             #3  5.278 272.89                        #6  5.309 273.00

Bradford with a great light and never trailed for the win. Bradford with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Fricke in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 710V Taylor Januik                           1 Shawn Cowie                  
E1                   0.051  5.363 273.16     ****WINNER****  0.093  5.259 274.33
 Qualified:             #8  5.332 272.67                        #1  5.221 276.46

Januik with the starting line advantage, but Cowie has the lead by 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Cowie will have lane choice over McPhillips in the semifinal. Cowie is tied with Payne for the Regional championship, he must with the next round to with the Regional. If not it will go to the tie-breaker.

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