Fri, 18 Aug 2017, 15:01 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Rick Cortino Runs 5.985/238.98, Now #1

1:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.55 inches, adjusted altitude 3,494 feet.

Cortino runs straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: Johan Lindberg Runs 5.706/257.48, Now #1
Right Lane: Kirk Williams Runs 8.276/88.85, Now #3

Williams' chutes were deployed just before the 1,000-foot mark. Lindberg shook on the launch but he stayed on the throttle all the way down the track.

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Left Lane: Scott McVey Runs 5.600/260.46, Now #1
Right Lane: Bill Bernard Runs 5.667/254.18, Now #2

McVey was a little to the left of the groove on the top end of the track. Bernard makes a smooth pass straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: Chris Foster Runs 10.909/109.80, Now #7
Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.620/265.01, Now #2

Foster had severe tire shake on the launch. He tried to pedal it couple times but never got hooked up. Bohl was to the left of the groove on the top half of the track.

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Left Lane: Kris Hool Runs 5.583/261.42, Now #2
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.531/265.27, Now #1

Payne was a little to the left of the groove on the top half of the track, but he stayed on the throttle. A decent pass by Hool.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.566/269.13, Now #3
Right Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.540/269.40, Now #2

A good looking pass by both drivers to end the round of Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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