Sat, 07 Nov 2026, 16:22 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
    3 Jackie Fricke                        7402 Randy Eakins                 
E2                   0.054 14.814  62.80     ****WINNER****  0.039  5.227 264.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wolf      ) 0.056  5.237 271.08      (S Blinzler  ) 0.058  5.226 266.90
 Qualified:             #3  5.221 269.24                        #7  5.282 262.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,412 feet.

Eakins with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes another great pass for the win. He is advancing to his third Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series final.

Fricke is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Shawn Cowie                            10 Melanie Johnson              
E2                   0.094  5.200 278.52     ****WINNER****  0.037  5.217 275.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Severance ) 0.064  5.223 277.20      (N Spiegel   ) 0.041  5.210 274.72
 Qualified:             #1  5.192 274.94                        #4  5.234 271.62

Johnson with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. She make another great looking pass. She will have lane choice over Eakins in the final. She is advancing to her third Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series final.

Cowie kept it hooked up and makes the quickest pass of race day in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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