Sat, 21 Oct 2006, 07:47 PM All Motor Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Michael L. Jex

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Honda Tuning Magazine All Motor at the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, Sixth Annual Nitto Tire NHRA Sport Compact World Finals 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:

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Left Lane: Leslie Durst-Armendariz No Time, Now #2; Best prior run: 9.569/141.67, Was #2
Right Lane: Michael Thomas Runs 31.420/30.04, Now #10; Best prior run: 11.708/115.22, Was #10

Leslie broke on the burnout and was pushed back, Thomas had problems right off the line and coasted the rest of the way.

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Left Lane: Eric Darby Runs 19.208/43.88, Now #12; Best prior run: 11.778/118.45, Was #11
Right Lane: Chad Barber Runs 10.953/118.69, Now #9; Best prior run: 10.678/123.29, Was #8

Darby had a problem of some kind, the car started darting left to right, he wisely lifted before crossing the line or hitting the wall. Barber's team will be turning the wrenches before eliminations tomorrow.

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Left Lane: Norris Prayoonoto Runs 9.718/139.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 9.599/140.14, Was #3
Right Lane: Scott Kelley Runs 10.109/133.14, Now #7; Best prior run: 9.998/134.55, Was #7

Norris slowed from his Rnd two effort - Norris Prayoonoto's incremental times: 60ft-1.459 sec., 330ft-4.026, 660ft-6.202/113.31mph, 1,000ft-8.102

Kelley - Scott Kelley's incremental times: 60ft-1.479 sec., 330ft-4.193, 660ft-6.461/108.02mph, 1,000ft-8.435

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Left Lane: Jack Sacchette No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 11.264/116.44, Was #10
Right Lane: Saul Salceda Runs 15.717/77.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.549/141.46, Was #1

Sacchette's team has him staged very much pointing toward the centerline....

And he launched right toward the centerline. He must have broken something, as the car made a violent move toward the line. He lifted, grabbed a ton of left steering and pulled over toward the wall and stopped.

Salceda was slow off the line this time.

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Left Lane: Vince Tiaga Runs 12.621/74.22, Now #8; Best prior run: 10.452/130.80, Was #8
Right Lane: Nalani Whatley No Time, Now #13; No Prior Run

Whatley was unable to stage, so his weekend is done. Tiaga had problems as well, the reason not clear from this vantage point. 4:08 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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