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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina 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: Joshua Haskett Runs 7.846/186.41, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.189/192.44, Was #14 Right Lane: Mark Rogers Runs 5.798/243.50, Now #12; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,452 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. Haskett shook and then
apparently the engine let go, because the trucks are rolling. Rogers was straight down the groove
with a good pass. Mark Rogers' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.541, 660ft-3.795/196.70
mph, 1,000ft-4.877. Left Lane: Marie Ferriolo Runs 8.649/104.44, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.848/242.84, Was #14 Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 6.316/261.52, Now #17; Best prior run: 16.431/69.54, Was #18 Ferriolo with tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Gordon shakes right at the start and pedals it, but still doesn't get in the show. Left Lane: Matt Gill Runs 5.656/255.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.667/257.83, Was #8 Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.685/240.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 8.248/196.24, Was #18 Gill launched hard and keep it hooked up to improve on his earlier pass, but stays in the number eight spot. Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.747/204.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.780. Bohl with a real nice pass to get in the show, up to the number 10 spot. Andy Bohl's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.551, 660ft-3.761/205.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.792. Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.709/254.57, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.640/236.30, Was #7 Right Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 5.552/266.53, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.845/264.44, Was #14 Payne with another good pass, but he will not improve. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.538, 660ft-3.770/201.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.824. Ferro launched hard and was straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.519, 660ft-3.702/209.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.708. Left Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 11.420/105.32, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.627/256.80, Was #7 Right Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 6.318/258.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.759/259.81, Was #13 cox with tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Lenders shakes and pedals it, but will not improve. Left Lane: Todd Veney Runs 8.437/108.35, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.539/262.90, Was #4 Right Lane: Kris Hool Runs 9.863/118.71, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.668/258.17, Was #10 Veney with tire shake and clicks it off. Hool also with thre tire shake and clicks it off. Left Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 13.039/87.63, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.507/269.46, Was #3 Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 8.202/111.62, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.623/258.07, Was #6 Lombardo with the fifth quickest pass in the history of the sport earlier today. Lombardo with shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Pomponio also with tire shake and clicks it off. Left Lane: Steve Harker Runs 9.349/94.01, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.500/267.11, Was #2 Right Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 5.512/267.06, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.446/268.60, Was #1 Harker with tire shake early and clicks it off. Lindberg with the eighth fastest pass during the first round. Lindberg launched hard and makes the quickest pass of the round, but will not improve on his earlier pass. He holds on to the number one spot. Jonnie Lindberg's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.504, 660ft-3.675/212.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.670.
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