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KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals 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: Dave Germain No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.969/239.10, Was #11 Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 8.937/99.62, Now #13; Best prior run: 16.059/59.38, Was #13 Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,086 feet, track temperature 131 degrees. The weather has
continued to get hotter, along with the track. No bump spot. John Lombardo is #1 at 5.681. Brian
Hough wasn't able to make the call, after torching the heads in session one. Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.791/248.29, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.937/244.21, Was #10 Right Lane: Jim Peters Runs 5.986/244.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.903/241.80, Was #9 It's Bellemeur from start to finish with an across the board improvement in incrementals and the new #6 spot on the ladder. Peters slows a little from his earlier pass and gets bumped down a spot to #10. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.820/197.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.886. Jim Peters' incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.697, 660ft-3.975/193.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.066. Left Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 14.479/55.63, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.681/248.52, Was #1 Right Lane: Larry Miner Runs 5.783/245.76, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.813/251.49, Was #8 Lombardo get a little too greedy and kicks the tires right off the line. Miner chatters the tires and drives thought it and moves two spots up the ladder to #6. Larry Miner's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.800/199.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.863. Right Lane: Ken Webster Runs 5.815/251.44, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.783/252.14, Was #5 Ashwell is a No Show for this round. Webster gets about one hundred feet out and has to start to pedal. He pumps it and if slows him from his earlier times. Ken Webster's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.857/197.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.919. Right Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.721/254.86, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.740/254.28, Was #3 A scheduled single for Gasparrelli. The team prepared the tune up for the conditions and he makes another clean pass.. This time up a spot into the new #2 spot. Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.551, 660ft-3.790/200.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.837. Right Lane: Sean O'Bannon Runs 5.710/254.57, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.729/255.48, Was #3 Another scheduled single and its a good one. O'Bannon dances the Monte Carlo through the tough spots and picks up some ET, but loses a little MPH. He'll stay #2. Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.784/202.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.827. Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 17.075/62.28, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.308/133.63, Was #12 Right Lane: John Evanchuk Runs 5.780/248.98, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.766/247.70, Was #4 The next three cars are qualifying for this event and running the semi-final round of eliminations from the LODRS 6-2 race at Mission B.C., rained out earlier this year. Thompson's MonteCarlo jump up at the green and instantly spins and smokes the tires. Evanchuk gets another clean pass, but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.678/252.99, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.877/204.79, Was #9 A thing of beauty in these tough conditions. You can hear each shift, as the Monte Carlo puts all the power to the ground this session and takes over the top spot on the ladder. 4:22 p.m. No Bump Spot.
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