Fri, 16 Apr 2010, 03:36 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Brian Smith Runs 6.302/224.66, Now #2
Right Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 6.144/205.13, Now #1

Smith dropped a couple cylinders and then had little wiggle around 800 feet. Rizzoli making his Top Alcohol Dragster debut here...clean pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Cody Perkins Runs 5.422/263.67, Now #1
Right Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 5.444/260.81, Now #2

This was a good looking drag race, both cars straight down the groove to the number one and two spots. Cody Perkins' incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.407, 660ft-3.571/212.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.572.
Ashley Bart's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.578/210.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.584.

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Left Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.564/252.38, Now #3
Right Lane: Larry Miersch Runs 5.597/232.51, Now #4

Force with a little wiggle right off the starting line, but reeled it right in and made good pass. Miersch was right behind her...

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Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.635/231.87, Now #5

Ahten was straight down the groove...

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Left Lane: Brandon Johnson Runs 6.460/197.74, Now #9
Right Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.473/262.54, Now #3

Johnson is dropping cylinders right at the hit. Austin with a good clean pass... Mike Austin's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.435, 660ft-3.612/210.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.618.

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Left Lane: Dale Carlson Runs 9.210/89.74, Now #11
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.547/215.00, Now #4

Carlson started to lose traction and clicked it off...Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.563/212.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.571.

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Left Lane: Mark Niver Runs 5.411/262.23, Now #1
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.458/261.83, Now #4

Niver is straight down the groove and into the number one spot. Mark Niver's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.473, 660ft-3.608/220.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.571. cowie with a good clean pass...Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.594/211.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.601.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.421/264.34, Now #2
Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 8.637/138.61, Now #14

Demke clicks it off early. Whitely with a nice pass and he goes to the number two spot. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.410, 660ft-3.575/211.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.572.

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