Fri, 04 Sep 2015, 16:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 5.587/264.44, Now #1; Best prior run: 11.883/65.90, Was #17

4:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,930 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Steve Harker is number one at 5.624 and Ulf Leanders is on the bump spot at 9.885.

Great pass to start the second session Lindberg keeps the tire stuck and power on down the track into the new top spot.

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Left Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 6.192/259.91, Now #13; Best prior run: 9.885/71.97, Was #17
Right Lane: Paul Noakes Runs 12.200/83.08, Now #17; Best prior run: 9.087/96.49, Was #16

Both cars get loose at the green and they are on and off the throttle. Noakes gives it up early, but Leaders uses his big power to finish the run and move up into the #13 spot.

Ulf Leanders' incremental times: 60ft-1.126 sec., 330ft-3.027, 660ft-4.284/200.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.325.

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Left Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 5.765/254.81, Now #9; Best prior run: 8.965/100.64, Was #16

Tigges gets a full pass this time and powers on up to close the top half of the field.

Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.824/199.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.881.

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Left Lane: Tony Bogolo Runs 5.845/249.12, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.235/242.10, Was #15
Right Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 6.195/248.48, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.775/257.43, Was #10

Wayne Butler is on the bump spot at 7.145.

Ferro gets loose and move over towards the guard rail and has to pump the pedal.

Nice pass for Bogolo to move away from near the bump and into the #12 spot.

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Left Lane: Chris Foster Runs 5.735/251.77, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.918/248.98, Was #14
Right Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.576/265.80, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.751/264.08, Was #8

Wayne Butler is on the bump spot at 7.145.

Great pass for Lombardo into the new top spot with a big speed too. That's the best of the weekend , so far.

Foster makes a strong pass too and moves five spots up the ladder to #9

Chris Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.563, 660ft-3.797/200.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.845.
John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.532, 660ft-3.722/209.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.728.

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Left Lane: Mike Doushgounian Runs 5.671/258.37, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.882/254.42, Was #14
Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.678/256.36, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.725/253.75, Was #8

A terrific side by side pair of runs. Bohl is a little late off the line and has better numbers down low and to mid-track. Doushgounian owns the top half and moves into the top half of the field.

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.426/243.11, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.810/254.57, Was #13
Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 5.830/253.66, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.713/256.26, Was #9

Both cars struggle a little and can't improve.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.627/261.83, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.659/261.37, Was #5
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 18.509/41.11, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.668/255.97, Was #6

Westerfield tires are smoking hard off the line and he has to lift.

Whiteley finds a little tune up and makes a clean pass into the top four.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.552, 660ft-3.752/206.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.769.

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Left Lane: Steve Harker Runs 5.586/263.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.624/257.68, Was #3
Right Lane: Todd Veney Runs 5.617/260.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.647/259.41, Was #5

Last pair of the session and a great way to end for today.

Veney is away first and makes a clean and straight pass up one spot into the #4 spot.

Harker chases him all the way down and improves into the new #2 spot.

Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.720/208.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.732.
Todd Veney's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.520, 660ft-3.727/205.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.752.

4:40 p.m. John Lombardo Jr. is number one at 5.576 and Wayne Butler is on the bump spot at 7.145.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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