READING - Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

Search for

DRC home :: Events :: Feedback :: Wallpaper :: Advanced Search


			Summit NHRA Events

<< Back To Search Result

Sat, 1 Oct 2011, 03:18 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Auto-Plus 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:

Left Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.877/253.80, Now #17; Best prior run: 12.179/60.92, Was #21
Right Lane: Paul Noakes Runs 6.085/191.10, Now #19; Best prior run: 22.123/26.34, Was #22

2:42 p.m. - Neither driver was in the field before this qualifying attempt and neither was in the field after they were done.

Left Lane: Marie Ferriolo Runs 6.705/147.60, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.246/176.26, Was #22
Right Lane: John Headley Runs 6.308/211.63, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.202/212.09, Was #21

Ferriolo's car started to drift out of the groove about 100 feet out. She ran along the center line, then crossed over and took our the foam blacks at 330 and 660 feet. Headley went down the groove but was not quick enough to make the field. Neither driver will be back for eliminations.

Left Lane: Melinda Green-King Runs 5.835/245.32, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.895/228.19, Was #18
Right Lane: Dan Roman Runs 5.684/255.39, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.105/243.28, Was #20

Roman had a nice run to move up 10 spots in the order and make the field. Green-King was not quick enough to make the field. Clint Thompson is on the bump spot at 5.791.

Left Lane: Wayne Morris No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.753/248.25, Was #14
Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 5.732/255.24, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.842/248.89, Was #18

Morris staged the car, then lurched forward and was waved off by starter Rick Stewart. Pomponio had a nice run to make the field.

Left Lane: Wayne Butler Runs 9.487/79.81, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.743/252.57, Was #14
Right Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 5.606/256.80, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.791/252.19, Was #17

Butler launched, shook the tires and backed off the throttle. Thompson got himself into the field with a good pass down the groove. Wayne Morris is on the bump spot at 5.753.

Left Lane: John Anderika Runs 5.717/251.53, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.666/254.09, Was #9
Right Lane: Eric Lourie Runs 5.726/251.86, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.742/251.86, Was #14

Anderika shook the tires for 300 feet but stayed with it. LOourie moved up two spots with a clean pass down the groove.

Left Lane: Lou Sgro Runs 5.623/256.11, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.665/255.87, Was #8
Right Lane: Todd Veney Runs 5.560/260.51, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.669/257.58, Was #10

Veney had his quickest run of the weekend so far to move up five spots in the order. Sgro was quicker than yesterday but not quick enough to move up in the order.

Left Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 5.658/258.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.579/259.46, Was #7
Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.592/258.81, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.573/259.51, Was #6

Ferro got a loose about 200 feet out and it cost him. Bohl had a good run but was not quicker than yesterday's second qualifying session.

Right Lane: Paul Gill Runs 5.553/259.31, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.544/260.51, Was #3

Gill had a good run down the groove but his car trailed smoke as he crossed the finish line.

Left Lane: Frank Manzo Runs 5.494/263.31, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.491/263.46, Was #1
Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 12.112/53.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.540/258.62, Was #2

Bartone got about 200 feet out when the power went out on his car. Manzo was not as quick as yesterday but stays in the number one spot in the order.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink