Fri, 03 Oct 2014, 15:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th 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:

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Left Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 5.653/253.99, Now #9; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.557/260.76, Now #1; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.34 inches, adjusted altitude 2,477 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Both cars had problems in round one and Tigges is straight down the groove to get in the show. Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.515, 660ft-3.739/203.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.778. Bartone with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot. Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.676/207.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.695.

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Left Lane: Tyler Scott Runs 5.731/254.66, Now #11; Best prior run: 10.712/80.63, Was #18
Right Lane: Todd Robertson Runs 5.882/227.04, Now #13; Best prior run: 13.943/60.60, Was #19

Scott with a real nice pass after having problems in round one. Tyler Scott's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.810/203.09 mph, 1,000ft-4.850. Robertson gets in the show...Todd Robertson's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.855/193.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.944.

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Left Lane: John Fiorini Runs 5.939/247.47, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.683/183.42, Was #18
Right Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 10.209/80.23, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.076/116.83, Was #19

Fiorini gets in the show and that bumps out Ferriolo...John Fiorini's incremental times: 60ft-1.045 sec., 330ft-2.692, 660ft-3.966/197.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.035. Ferro with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Paul Noakes Runs 13.558/81.02, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.909/251.39, Was #14
Right Lane: John Headley Runs 10.041/84.90, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.396/198.20, Was #18

Noakes with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Headley is leaking something right at the hit and it gets under his rear tires and he gets real close to the wall before he clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 11.056/74.60, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.648/256.21, Was #8
Right Lane: Marie Ferriolo Runs 8.140/118.73, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.962/190.70, Was #17

Bellemeur with violent tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Ferriolo wit a lot of tire shake and pedals it into more tire shake and then tries to feather the throttle on down the track.

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Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 14.858/72.65, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.600/254.95, Was #4
Right Lane: Todd Veney Runs 16.036/47.53, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.838/199.73, Was #12

Thompson with a lot of tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Veney with a lot of tire shake right off the start line and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Matt Gill Runs 5.657/257.63, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.613/259.16, Was #6
Right Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.533/263.31, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.609/260.61, Was #5

Gill with another good pass, but will not improve...Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.531, 660ft-3.753/204.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.785. Lombardo Jr launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great pass to go to the number one spot. John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.488, 660ft-3.673/209.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.680.

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Left Lane: Steve Harker Runs 5.546/262.28, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.558/255.97, Was #3
Right Lane: Tony Bogolo Runs 5.898/245.58, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.959/245.94, Was #16

Harker with a great looking pass to move up the ladder one spot. Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.493, 660ft-3.679/209.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.690. Bogolo improves on his pass from earlier today, but will stay in the number 14 spot.

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Right Lane: Dale Brand Runs 29.373/27.20, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.590/261.47, Was #4

Brand spun his tires and then had shake before he lifted and coasted on through the 1320.

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Left Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.719/249.76, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.725/250.97, Was #10
Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 5.788/256.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.645/256.31, Was #7

Cox Jr. improves on his pass from earlier today, but will stay in the number ten spot. DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.531, 660ft-3.764/201.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.822. No help here for Pomponio.

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