Fri, 28 Jul 2006, 05:23 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Dale Van Gundy Runs 6.110/227.27, Now #2
Right Lane: Jeff Carroll Runs 5.819/246.89, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 30.12 inches,adjusted altitude 1,323 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Carroll with a real nice pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Ken Kraus Runs 5.733/252.80, Now #2
Right Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.716/254.57, Now #1

This was a good looking side by side drag race with Bateman going to the number one spot. Kraus with a career best E.T. and mph pass here for the number two spot.

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Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 5.722/254.14, Now #2
Right Lane: Mert Littlefield Runs 5.793/250.09, Now #4

Littlefield with his quickest and fastest pass of the season to open the weekend, while Thompson runs his fastest pass of the season.

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Left Lane: John Patton Runs 5.843/250.13, Now #7
Right Lane: Larry Miner Runs 5.837/251.49, Now #6

Miner with his quickest and fastest pass of the season to get into the top half of the show.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.794/251.63, Now #6
Right Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.657/256.02, Now #1

Bellemeur with a career best mph here to get into the top half of the show. Hought the winner from last weekend with a good clean pass to go to the top of the field.

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Left Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 10.107/88.62, Now #12
Right Lane: Mike Drake Runs 5.886/247.57, Now #10

Woznichak with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and clicked it off. Drake with a career best E.T. and mph pass here.

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Left Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 5.824/253.04, Now #8
Right Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 9.919/106.96, Now #13

taylor was off and back on the throttle around half track. williamson with a lot problems right off the starting line and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Don Hudson Runs 5.687/254.52, Now #2
Right Lane: Jason Rupert Runs 5.823/254.14, Now #9

Hudson with his best pass this season to go to the number two spot.

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Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.686/257.78, Now #2
Right Lane: John Weaver Runs 6.180/177.25, Now #16

Weaver banged the blower around half track and sent the pressure relief panel flying into the air. Gasparrelli with his fastest pass of the season to go to the number two spot.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.730/250.23, Now #6
Right Lane: Bucky Austin Runs 7.810/118.79, Now #18

Austin with a violent tire shake and got out of the groove then finally clicks it off. Gordon with a nice pass to get into the top half of the show.

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Left Lane: Ron August Jr Runs 5.799/250.32, Now #11
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.726/259.36, Now #6

These two wrap up round one with Hough in the number one spot and John Patton is on the bump spot at 5.843.

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