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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from round 3 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: Left Lane: Steve Burck Runs 5.864/238.05, Now #15; No Prior Run 1:05 p.m.Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 3,657 feet, track temperature 107 degrees. Wayne Butler is on the bump spot at 7.145. Left Lane: Steve Franke Runs 6.477/233.60, Now #17; No Prior Run Right Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 6.405/186.61, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.192/259.91, Was #16 Ulf Leanders is not normally on the bump spot at 6.192 and looking to get to the top of the field. Not this time though, as the Monte Carlo slows after the 330 lights. Franke finally gets a full pass and won't get in this session. Left Lane: Paul Noakes Runs 5.856/252.33, Now #15; Best prior run: 9.087/96.49, Was #19 Right Lane: Tony Bogolo Runs 8.139/111.19, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.845/249.12, Was #14 Noakes gets away well initially and then does a quick pedal slap. He starty after it and moves into the field in the number fifteen spot. Bogolo is done about 330 out and slows. Paul Noakes' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.898/196.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.963. 1:10 p.m. The Safety Safari guys are over the wall and checking his lane. Left Lane: Wayne Butler Runs 5.951/240.12, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.145/138.58, Was #19 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.647/259.11, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.810/254.57, Was #13 1:14 p.m. No "Stuff", so we are back to qualifying. Steve Burck is on the bump spot at 5.864. Butler takes the long way down, with the Mustang using a lot of track getting to the finish line. He picks up a bunch, but doesn't bump into the field. Payne finally gets a more representative pass and moves up into the top half of the field on a clean pass. Wayne Butler's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.588, 660ft-3.896/188.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.013. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.539, 660ft-3.751/204.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.780. Left Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 5.605/259.36, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.775/257.43, Was #13 Right Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 5.766/252.47, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.765/254.81, Was #12 Tigges makes a clean pass, but doesn't improve. Ferro, subbing for Barton, finds some power and makes a big move up the ladder nine spots to #4. Nice looking pass. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.727/206.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.744. Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.570, 660ft-3.816/199.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.874. Left Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 7.234/134.69, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.713/256.26, Was #11 Right Lane: Chris Foster Runs 5.672/253.99, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.735/251.77, Was #12 Pomponio has some Okay early number and then has to pedal. He is off the throttle shortly after that. Foster gets the power to the ground and improves two spots on the ladder with a lean pass. Chris Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.531, 660ft-3.750/203.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.789. Left Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.635/256.45, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.678/256.36, Was #11 Right Lane: Mike Doushgounian Runs 5.579/262.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.671/258.37, Was #9 Doushgounian's Monte Carlo was right on the edge off the line, but powers on down to take over the number two spot. Bohl was a lot later off the line and chases him. He moves up three spots to the top half of the field. Andy Bohl's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.505, 660ft-3.724/203.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.760. Mike Doushgounian's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.515, 660ft-3.707/208.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.722. Left Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.656/256.70, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.668/255.97, Was #10 Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 10.245/72.89, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.627/261.83, Was #7 Whiteley shakes off the line and clicks it early. Westerfield improves a little over his session one times to stay #10. Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.749/204.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.780. Left Lane: Todd Veney Runs 5.796/215.31, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.617/260.11, Was #6 Right Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 5.597/263.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.587/264.44, Was #4 Venery has great numbers early and then unexpectedly slows on the top end. Clean and straight for Lindberg, but no improvements. Left Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.553/266.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.576/265.80, Was #1 Right Lane: Steve Harker Runs 5.621/228.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.586/263.00, Was #3 Great side by side passes to wrap up the session. Lombardo was second off the line and chasing Harker most of the way down the track. Harker's chutes are out early and he only runs 229 in the lights. John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.712/211.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.710. Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.516, 660ft-3.699/210.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.704. 1:36 p.m. Steve Burck is on the bump spot at 5.864.
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