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LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires 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: Right Lane: Johnny Ahten No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.927/156.77, Was #18 The track never switched over to 1320 feet from 1000 feet, so he will not get a time. Left Lane: Aaron Tatum Runs 5.366/267.11, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.017/186.87, Was #19 Right Lane: Eugene Tumbarello Runs 5.821/244.78, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.552/255.92, Was #17 No help here for Tumbarello and he will not get in the show. Tatum launched hard and keep it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Aaron Tatum's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.578/219.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.535. Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 5.595/254.33, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.678/219.40, Was #18 Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.738/199.88, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.539/248.66, Was #16 Alexander with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Frigo will not improve and stays on the bump spot. Left Lane: Cody Perkins Runs 5.400/260.11, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.485/260.31, Was #15 Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 5.435/265.74, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.471/263.82, Was #13 Perkin with a great looking pass, straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Cody Perkins' incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.532/211.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.538. Martin with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.412, 660ft-3.585/211.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.587. Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 7.997/91.68, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.479/228.69, Was #15 Right Lane: John Finke Runs 11.289/77.33, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.471/264.29, Was #14 Finke was up in smoke and pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up. Bart with a big bang around 330 feet and clicked it off. Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.345/267.59, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.427/263.46, Was #11 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.382/261.72, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.434/263.87, Was #12 This is a great side-by-side drag race with both cars getting into the top half of the show. Demke goes all the way up to the number four spot. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.373, 660ft-3.523/215.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.507. Shields goes to the number eight spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.579/221.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.538. Left Lane: Megan McKernan Runs 5.463/253.95, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.413/255.68, Was #11 Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.426/256.75, Was #12 St. Arnaud is qualified and he pulls out of line. McKernan with a good pass, but will not improve. Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 5.692/214.38, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.389/254.52, Was #9 Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.412/267.32, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.352/272.67, Was #5 Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.616/201.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.707. Mark Taliaferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.601/221.78 mph, 1,000ft-4.570. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.383/264.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.352/263.67, Was #6 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.322/273.16, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.322/271.41, Was #3 Manners matches his quickest pass of the weekend and will stay in the number three spot. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.557/223.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.505. Severance with another good looking pass. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.363, 660ft-3.529/210.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.533. Left Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 6.165/170.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.322/273.33, Was #2 Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.330/268.33, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.320/267.75, Was #1 Copeland loses traction early and clicks it off. Whitely with another great pass and will stay number one. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.511/215.75 mph, 1,000ft-4.493. This is Whiteley's seventh number one qualifying position.
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