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KENT, Wash. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: John Weaver Runs 5.774/250.74, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.801/248.39, Was #6 Right Lane: Derek Smelson Runs 6.791/211.83, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.645/186.07, Was #17 As we mentioned at the end of TAD, Larry Miner was supposed to be the first pair out for this session, and is not in the field, but his fire bottles went off in the staging lanes and he had to pull out of the line. Larry Miner won't be racing this weekend. Smelson's run was better, but it wasn't enough to bump out Nathan Sitko. Weaver picked up a little, but remains in the 6th spot. Left Lane: Randy Parker Runs 5.989/238.72, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.072/240.08, Was #13 Right Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.761/251.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.831/247.52, Was #8 Hough bought some breathing room, Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-1.031 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.818/201.55mph, 1,000ft-4.868 Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.666/258.86, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.679/257.78, Was #1 Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 6.316/159.14, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.745/248.16, Was #5 Gordon was ahead of Payne till the halfway point, Gordon suddenly lifted, Payne streaked to the best ET of the weekend in TAFC. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.559, 660ft-3.769/204.88mph, 1,000ft-4.796 Left Lane: Bucky Austin Runs 5.687/253.75, Now #2; Best prior run: 10.556/84.67, Was #18 Right Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 9.200/86.44, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.719/251.39, Was #3 When was the last time it was the final session of a national event, and Bucky Austin was not in the program? Wow. He needs to run at least 6.45 to get into the field. That will hold up! Bucky sailed the whole quarter mile, Taylor had a .959 60-foot time, then lifted early. Bucky Austin's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.533, 660ft-3.758/202.36mph, 1,000ft-4.802 Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.796/251.95, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.719/253.18, Was #3 Right Lane: Ken Kraus Runs 7.581/128.32, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.887/241.15, Was #11 Kraus pedaled a couple of times, but still found traction lacking... Nice heat-of-the-day blast for Gasparrelli. Left Lane: Don Hudson Runs 5.697/253.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.739/235.60, Was #5 Right Lane: Hank Coolidge Runs 5.860/248.48, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.846/247.84, Was #10 Wow! Hudson's run is just .04 off his career best - Don Hudson's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.757/201.31mph, 1,000ft-4.808 Randy Anderson is here helping Don this weekend, looks like Randy's new tuneup is working well. Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 6.607/149.02, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.821/246.21, Was #9 Right Lane: John Patton Runs 5.883/245.00, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.904/245.49, Was #12 Thompson had a good first half, but lifted at that point. The reason was not clear from this vantage point. Left Lane: Tim Nemeth Runs 9.486/119.74, Now #19; Best prior run: 12.322/65.59, Was #20 Right Lane: John Evanchuk Runs 5.852/244.96, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.916/244.03, Was #13 Nemeth's new car is not in the show. Fellow Canadian Roger Bateman is on the bubble with a 6.209. Nemeth rattled, shook, and got sideways, he lifted before things got worse and possibly expensive. Left Lane: Nathan Sitko Runs 6.464/216.31, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.477/215.75, Was #17 Right Lane: Jim Peters Runs 5.879/239.61, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.157/230.96, Was #15 Nathan misses the cut, Peters was able to move up and avoid a first round matchup with Bucky Austin. 2:17 p.m.
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