Fri, 18 Aug 2017, 15:27 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster 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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Left Lane: Marina Anderson Runs 5.906/208.71, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Edstrom Runs 5.802/247.61, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.54 inches, adjusted altitude 3,697 feet.

Anderson is making her NHRA debut with a car she built. She makes a good clean pass to start the weekend.

Edstrom launched with the front end in the air and it kept climbing until he pedaled it to bring in back down to the track. He then clicked it off early on the top end.

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Left Lane: Bob Sargent Runs 5.532/243.90, Now #1
Right Lane: Gord Gingles Runs 5.610/223.32, Now #2

Sargent with a clean pass. Bob Sargent's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.659/220.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.643.

Gingles with severe tire shake and a chute deployed by 150 feet and he drug it all the way down the track. Gord Gingles' incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.616/208.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.664.

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Right Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.352/269.67, Now #1

Bradshaw was straight down the groove with a good looking pass. Alan Bradshaw's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.439, 660ft-3.569/222.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.527.

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Left Lane: Dean Dubbin Runs 5.618/237.96, Now #5
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 5.385/269.67, Now #2

Dubbin with tire shake and pedaled it...

Ashley with a good looking pass to the number two spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.612/222.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.563.

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Left Lane: James Stevens Runs 5.429/264.60, Now #3
Right Lane: Robin Samsel Runs 5.633/252.90, Now #7

Stevens with a nice pass, straight down the groove. James Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.586/213.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.581.

Samsel's car lurched when they fired it up, but he got it stopped and did a normal burnout. He then labors on down the track never really sounding normal. Robin Samsel's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.561, 660ft-3.752/211.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.759.

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Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.415/256.41, Now #3
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 16.347/46.61, Now #11

Shields launched hard and was on a great pass until half track and the car slowed on the top end. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.573/220.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.552.

Fricke was up in smoke right at the hit and she clicked it off and coasted on through the 1320.

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Left Lane: Megan Meyer Runs 5.407/271.19, Now #4
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.343/255.05, Now #1

This was a great drag race to wrap up round one of qualifying.

Meyer with a real nice pass to go to the number four spot and sets top speed of the day. Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.510, 660ft-3.643/223.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.589.

Severance launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.520/218.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.497.

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