Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 22:03 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Angelle Sampey 672 Mike Austin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.060 5.350 272.67 0.064 6.689 143.47
Qualified: #8 5.297 274.44 #9 5.301 271.30
6:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.99
inches, adjusted altitude 1,947 feet.This is the first time Sampey and Austin have faced each other in eliminations.
Sampey gets the advantage off of the line and goes down the groove with a good pass to take
the win. Austin gets about 400 feet out and the engine goes silent, not sure why.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 8690 Cheyne Phillips 6871 McKenna Bold E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 5.268 273.39 0.049 5.376 264.34 Qualified: #3 5.249 273.05 #14 5.415 261.57This is the first time Phillips and Bold have faced each other in eliminations.
Phillips gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Bold was on a decent pass but lost a cylinder about 1000 feet out. Phillips makes a clean, straight pass and takes the win.
Cheyne Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-0.931
sec., 330ft-2.407, 660ft-3.516/226.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.455.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Madison Payne 79 Shaunda Blinzler E1 0.059 5.303 273.44 ****WINNER**** 0.035 5.271 273.44 Qualified: #2 5.241 277.26 #15 5.423 259.21Payne is 1 - 0 against Blinzler in prior events.
A good side-by-side, both down the groove with full passes. Blinzler gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Payne starts making up ground after the 330 foot mark but Blinzler hangs on and takes the win.
Shaunda Blinzler's incremental margins: 60ft(0.083), 330
ft(0.124), 660ft(0.089), 1,000ft(0.062). MOV: 0.0568 seconds (approximately 23 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 613 Joey Severance 734 Johnny Ahten E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 5.288 271.73 0.053 5.639 256.65 Qualified: #6 5.267 273.66 #11 5.307 273.88Severance is 8 - 2 against Ahten in prior events.
Severance gets the advantage off of the line and goes down the groove with a full pass to take the win. Ahten had cylinders out on the left side all the way through the run.
Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.363, 660ft-3.490/219.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.462.
Phillips will have lane choice over Severance in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 2422 Jamie Noonan 450 Kirk Wolf E1 ****WINNER**** 0.068 5.287 271.90 0.079 5.336 269.19 Qualified: #7 5.286 270.54 #10 5.305 271.13This is the first time Noonan and Wolf have faced each other in eliminations.
Noonan gets out of the gate first, extends his lead through half track, then holds off Wolf and takes the stripe for the win.
Jamie Noonan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.051), 660ft(0.054), 1,000ft(0.054). MOV: 0.0607 seconds (approximately 24 feet).
Jamie Noonan's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.524/226.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.468.
Kirk Wolf's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.460, 660ft-3.567/226.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.511.
Blinzler will have lane choice over Noonan in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 611 Garrett Bateman 7848 Jon Bradford E1 -0.076 10.216 84.61 ****WINNER**** 0.029 5.231 275.84 Qualified: #12 5.338 267.85 #5 5.259 273.55Bradford is 2 - 0 against Bateman in prior events.
Bateman is a little too quick off of the line and goes red. he gets about 300 feet out and clicks it off. Bradford goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far and takes the win.
Jon Bradford's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.326,
660ft-3.453/219.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.416.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7196 Melanie Johnson 1 Shawn Cowie E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 5.296 272.89 0.100 5.239 273.66 Qualified: #13 5.342 270.70 #4 5.254 275.39Cowie is 1 - 0 against Johnson in prior events.
Johnson gets the holeshot but Cowie starts making up ground quickly. Cowie was out in front at the 330 foot mark, they were almost even at half track, then Johnson is able to get around him and pull away for the holeshot win.
Melanie Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.045), 330 ft(-0.020), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0208 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Bradford will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Jackie Fricke 7044 Braiden Chesleigh
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.076 5.260 275.06 0.076 5.452 260.86
Qualified: #1 5.216 274.39 #16 5.444 262.28
This is the first time Fricke and Chesleigh have faced each other in eliminations. They leave the line together, then Fricke starts pulling away and extends her lead at every marker.
Jackie Fricke's incremental margins: 60ft(0.053), 330 ft(0.082), 660ft(0.114), 1,000ft(0.152). MOV: 0.1926 seconds (approximately 74 feet).
Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-3.521/228.92 mph, 1,000ft-4.452.
Fricke will have lane choice over Sampey in the next round.
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