Fri, 17 Sep 2010, 06:28 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA 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:

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Left Lane: Darvin Martinets Runs 5.609/219.97, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Don Fiorelli Runs 5.986/226.28, Now #15; No Prior Run

Fiorelli just labored down the track. Martinets threw the blower belt off.

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Left Lane: Dave DeAngelis Runs 6.784/141.76, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.560/253.56, Was #11
Right Lane: Scott Moore Runs 5.717/253.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 9.837/84.51, Was #16

Moore drove through a lot tire shake and runs his fastest pass ever...Scott Moore's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.542, 660ft-3.782/201.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.830. DeAngelis shook and clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.485/261.93, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.536/254.52, Was #9
Right Lane: Tom Pickett Runs 5.730/233.92, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.825/195.42, Was #15

Mercier with a nice pass to move into the top half of the show. Dan Mercier's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.476, 660ft-3.650/213.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.639. Pickett with a clean pass...

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Right Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.559/257.14, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.561/255.43, Was #12

Rich McPhillips' incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.535, 660ft-3.708/215.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.698.

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Left Lane: John Finke Runs 5.492/252.38, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.516/250.60, Was #8
Right Lane: Arthur Gallant Runs 5.460/267.69, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.541/266.11, Was #10

This was a good side-by-side race....John Finke's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.638/217.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.620.
Arthur Gallant's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.497, 660ft-3.654/217.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.627.

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Right Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.379/262.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.506/261.67, Was #9

Nicholson with a great looking pass to go to the number two spot...Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.532/215.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.528.

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Left Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 15.345/46.12, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.436/264.80, Was #5
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.346/267.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.424/266.42, Was #4

Guest is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicked it off. Shields launched and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.418, 660ft-3.552/220.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.516.

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Left Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.358/261.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.358/260.66, Was #2
Right Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.401/263.36, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.413/262.08, Was #4

Perry with a nice pass...Ken Perry's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.550/212.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.549. Reichert runs an identical E.T. as his previous run. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.548/222.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.513.

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