Fri, 24 Sep 2010, 03:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Shayne Lawson Runs 5.579/260.76, Now #2
Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.562/257.83, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.53 inches, adjusted altitude 3,247 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

A couple clean for these two to start the weekend...Shayne Lawson's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.728/213.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.724.
Brandon Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.538, 660ft-3.718/214.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.706.

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 13.333/80.17, Now #4
Right Lane: James Thompson Runs 6.348/239.95, Now #3

Palmer is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Thompson is dropping cylinders all the way down the quarter mile.

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Left Lane: Art Trautman Runs 5.978/223.76, Now #4
Right Lane: David Brounkowski Runs 5.691/241.89, Now #3

No visible problems it just appeared to labor down the track. Brounkowski with a clean pass...David Brounkowski's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.783/208.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.801.

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Left Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.515/250.64, Now #1
Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro No Time, Now #8

Taliaferro couldn't get the car to start. Domingue is straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Buddy Domingue's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.484, 660ft-3.643/215.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.636.

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Left Lane: Brandon Booher Runs 5.639/247.61, Now #5
Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.519/242.71, Now #2

Booher with a clean pass to open the weekend. Brandon Booher's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.491, 660ft-3.698/204.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.742. Copeland launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.535, 660ft-3.686/218.87 mph, 1,000ft-4.651.

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Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.628/260.51, Now #6
Right Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 5.442/263.46, Now #1

Manners with nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.587, 660ft-3.769/212.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.771. Thacker with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-3.586/212.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.590.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.466/265.06, Now #2
Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.614/258.52, Now #7

Guest, last week's winner gets into the top half of the show. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.575, 660ft-3.754/213.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.753. Whiteley with a great pass, straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.455, 660ft-3.621/213.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.620.

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