Fri, 16 Oct 2026, 16:31 PM JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jackie Fricke                          24 Megan Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.081  5.168 274.16                     0.115  5.226 280.36
 Qualified:             #4  5.249 273.79                        #5  5.272 278.12

This is Jackie Fricke sixth appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

This is Megan Smith first appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

Fricke with the starting line advantage and launched hard. She kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight with her quickest pass of the season for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jamie Noonan                          307 Jared Dreher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.204 277.71                     0.064  5.376 271.44
 Qualified:             #3  5.237 279.61                        #6  5.317 270.38

This is Jamie Noonan first appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

This is Jared Dreher fifth appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

Noonan 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
   10 Melanie Johnson                       613 Joey Severance               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084  5.230 278.14                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #2  5.236 275.97                        #7  5.350 263.42

This is Melanie Johnson first appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

This is Joey Severance 14th appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

Severance broke on the burnout and Johnson gets the freebie.

Johnson kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She will give up lane choice to Noonan in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jon Bradford                            1 Shawn Cowie                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  5.536 268.14                     0.071  5.820 273.06
 Qualified:             #8  5.562 254.65                        #1  5.158 280.32

This is Shawn Cowie seventh appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

This is Jon Bradford first appearance in the JEGS Allstars.

Bradford with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Cowie is up in smoke right at the hit and pedaled it. He was back up in smoke and pedaled it a couple more times, but couldn't chase him down. Bradford will give up lane choice to Fricke in the semifinal.