Top Alcohol News Seattle

Sunday
7:30 PM EST-Alexis DeJoria earns her first national event win in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Her 5.61 defeats Brian Hough's 5.64. DeJoria is now one of two women to win an NHRA national event in TAFC; Bunny Burkett being the other.

There won't be two ladies in the Winner's Circle, as Joey Severance gets the holeshot win over Megan McKernan. McKernan's Truck Lite A/Fueler didn't have enough power to drive around Severance and his 5.53 run.

5:20 PM EST- TAFC/TAD Semi Finals
Alexis DeJoria gets a bye run into the finals, as Keeter Ray is unable to make the call. She runs her weekend-best 5.62. Brian Hough takes the win over Doug Gordon, who spun the tires real hard off the line. DeJoria will have lane choice over Hough in the finals.

Joey Severance takes out Cody Perkins, 5.38 at 258 MPH to a losing 5.39 at 262 MPH. Puff of smoke out of Perkins' car, oil on the track. We're down for a bit. Megan McKernan gets the upset win, as Chris Demke's car shuts off and coasts. McKernan runs a 5.39 at 262 MPH. It should be a close race in the finals, but Severance gets lane choice by just .002.

4:00 PM EST- What a great round of racing in the Top Alcohol quarterfinals. In TAFC, Alexis DeJoria takes out Sean Bellemeur, Keeter Ray moves on around Shane Westerfield, Brian Hough got the holeshot win over Steve Gasparrelli, and Doug Gordon gets the upset win over #1 qualifier Roger Bateman. It will be Ray vs. DeJoria and Gordon vs. Hough in the semi-finals.

In TAD, Joey Severance starts off the round by defeating a wheelstanding Ashley Bart. Chris Demke proves his 5.24 run in qualifying wasn't a fluke by running a 5.26, while Blake Alexander ends his chance on the starting line with a red light. Next, Cody Perkins in the 801 Racing blown alcohol car takes out James Butler. Megan McKernan and Ray Martin are the last pair, McKernan moves on with a 5.47. In the semi's, Demke vs. McKernan and Perkins vs. Severance will be the match-ups.

10:30 AM EST-TAFC did run first round yesterday, TAD will run first round today due to low car count. Here's a summary of first round eliminations in TAFC:

Top Alcohol Funny Car
Roger Bateman (#1)-Bye
Doug Gordon (#8) def. John Evanchuk (#9)
Steve Gasparrelli (#4) def. Jim Peters (#13)
Brian Hough (#5) def. Jeff Ashwell (#12)
Shane Westerfield (#2) def. John Lombardo Jr. (#15)
Keeter Ray (#7) def. Kris Hool (#10)
Alexis DeJoria (#3) def. Ken Webster (#14)
Sean Bellemeur (#11) def. Clint Thompson (#6)

Saturday
3:00 PM EST-Due to rain delays, the third session of qualifying was cut. First round of eliminations has been moved to Sunday morning. Here are the match-ups:

Top Alcohol Dragster
Chris Demke (#1) vs. Blake Alexander (#8)
Megan McKernan (#4) vs. Ray Martin (#5)
Joey Severance (#2) vs. Ashley Bart (#7)
Cody Perkins (#3) vs. James Butler (#6)

Top Alcohol Funny Car
Roger Bateman (#1)-Bye
Doug Gordon (#8) vs. John Evanchuk (#9)
Steve Gasparrelli (#4) vs. Jim Peters (#13)
Brian Hough (#5) vs. Jeff Ashwell (#12)
Shane Westerfield (#2) vs. John Lombardo Jr. (#15)
Keeter Ray (#7) vs. Kris Hool (#10)
Alexis DeJoria (#3) vs. Ken Webster (#14)
Clint Thompson (#6) vs. Sean Bellemeur (#11)

Friday
7:30 PM EST-Here are the updated Top 5 after two sessions of qualifying. Final qualifying order:

Top Alcohol Dragster
1. Chris Demke-5.24 @ 272 MPH
2. Joey Severance-5.32 @ 267 MPH
3. Cody Perkins-5.32 @ 264 MPH
4. Megan McKernan-5.40 @ 266 MPH
5. Ray Martin-5.42 @ 266 MPH

Top Alcohol Funny Car
1. Roger Bateman-5.57 @ 256 MPH
2. Shane Westerfield-5.61 @ 257 MPH
3. Alexis DeJoria-5.63 @ 256 MPH
4. Steve Gasparrelli-5.64 @ 258 MPH
5. Brian Hough-5.64 @ 252 MPH

We'll be back tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 EST/12:30 PST for the final qualifying session. First round will be run at 3:30 PST.

5:30 PM EST-After the first session of Top Alcohol qualifying, here are the Top 5:

Top Alcohol Dragster
1. Chris Demke-5.24 @ 272 MPH
2. Cody Perkins-5.32 @ 264 MPH
3. Joey Severance-5.35 @ 266 MPH
4. Megan McKernan-5.41 @ 262 MPH
5. Ray Martin-5.50 @ 259 MPH

Top Alcohol Funny Car
1. Roger Bateman-5.60 @ 256 MPH
2. Steve Gasparrelli-5.64 @ 258 MPH
3. Alexis DeJoria-5.65 @ 266 MPH
4. Brian Hough-5.68 @ 253 MPH
5. Shane Westerfield-5.76 @ 246 MPH

One of the big highlights of the session was Chris Demke's 5.24 pass, which is the second-quickest pass for a blown alcohol dragster in the history of the class. He holds the #1 spot by just over .08. The second session of TAFC qualifying begins in just under an hour. Follow us on Twitter for live results throughout the weekend.