Fri, 10 Feb 2017, 17:48 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals 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: Randy Eakins No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.930/226.58, Was #13
Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.339/267.59, Now #5; Best prior run: 14.161/85.20, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,368 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Eakins left before the tree was activated, but made a great pass. Ahten is straight down the groove with a nice pass to go to the number five spot. Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.461, 660ft-3.567/226.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.512.

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Left Lane: Bill Litton Runs 11.694/69.26, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.917/219.44, Was #13
Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 12.173/88.00, Now #16; Best prior run: 10.674/99.91, Was #16

Litton starts to shake the tires early and clicks it off. St. Arnaud is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle.

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Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 5.839/255.73, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.905/266.90, Was #12
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.521/272.83, Now #10; Best prior run: 9.879/127.81, Was #15

Baldwin is dropping cylinders right at the hit, but she stays with it. Shields gets it to hooked up and makes the second fastest pass of the weekend. He goes to the number 10 spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.593, 660ft-3.742/220.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.701.

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Left Lane: Ashley Sanford Runs 5.590/263.67, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.562/260.36, Was #11
Right Lane: Fred Hanssen Runs 5.532/267.00, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.593/259.41, Was #12

Sanford is straight down the groove with a good pass...Ashley Sanford's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.623, 660ft-3.778/217.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.752. Hanssen kept it hooked up to move up the ladder one spot. Fred Hanssen's incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.696/212.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.689.

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Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 9.439/111.51, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.355/269.56, Was #8
Right Lane: James Day Runs 5.487/268.17, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.422/261.47, Was #9

Demke starts to lose traction and clicks it off. Day with another goo clean pass, but will not improve. James Day's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.698/218.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.659.

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Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.316/273.05, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.342/270.21, Was #6
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.387/267.64, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.342/266.95, Was #7

Bateman kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the quickest pass of the session. He moves up the ladder a couple spots. Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.425, 660ft-3.551/223.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.499. Grisel was right there with Bateman with the third quickest pass of the session. Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.456, 660ft-3.597/220.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.558.

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Left Lane: Derik Milanesio Runs 5.325/272.39, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.324/270.05, Was #5
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.241/271.62, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.300/268.28, Was #3

This was a good looking side-by-side drag race. Milanesio was straight down the groove with the third quickest pass of the session. Derik Milanesio's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.558/224.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.506. Cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up and and straight down the groove to the number one spot. Cowie runs his career quickest pass. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.322, 660ft-3.448/219.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.414.

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Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 12.343/60.81, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.285/272.72, Was #3
Right Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.384/275.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.283/277.37, Was #2

Severance is up in smoke right at the hit. Bradshaw with another good pass, but will not improve. Alan Bradshaw's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.632/223.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.574.

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