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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Julie Nataas Runs 5.268/273.39, Now #2; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,135 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. Nataas had problems on the burnout yesterday...she launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot with a great pass. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.437, 660ft-3.531/230.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.460. Left Lane: Kirk Wolf Runs 5.289/273.16, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.206/159.40, Was #26 Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.361/274.16, Now #15; Best prior run: 9.406/126.33, Was #27 Wolf with a great pass, kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number five spot. Kirk Wolf's incremental times: 60ft-0.895 sec., 330ft-2.354, 660ft-3.493/217.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.466. Guest with a clean pass to get in the show. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.614/224.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.552. Left Lane: Gary Cooper Runs 5.516/250.83, Now #23; Best prior run: 5.647/248.34, Was #23 Right Lane: James Stevens Runs 5.426/268.17, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.952/194.16, Was #27 Cooper drives through tire shake and improves, but not enough to get in the show. Stevens made a move toward the centerline, but he reeled it in and improved, but not enough to get in the show. Left Lane: Steve Collier Runs 5.411/245.18, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.517/237.88, Was #24 Right Lane: Karl Brounkowski Runs 5.973/230.92, Now #27; Best prior run: 5.862/236.30, Was #27 Collier makes a big improvement but just misses getting in the show. Steve Collier's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.554/223.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.526. Brounkowski labored all the way down the track. Left Lane: James Thompson Runs 5.383/267.85, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.419/264.39, Was #18 Right Lane: David Sheetz Runs 5.565/266.21, Now #25; Best prior run: 5.696/256.55, Was #26 Thompson is straight down the groove with a good looking pass and improves, but not enough to get in the show. He runs his quickest and fastest pass of the season. Sheet improves, but not enough to get in the show. Left Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.260/275.79, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.379/268.17, Was #16 Right Lane: Terry Schmidt Runs 5.625/245.32, Now #26; Best prior run: 5.667/254.23, Was #26 Bradshaw launched hard and kept it hooked up to get off the bump, all the way to the number two spot. Alan Bradshaw's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.419, 660ft-3.520/227.92 mph, 1,000ft-4.455. Schmidt improves, but not enough to get in the show. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.273/275.22, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.361/274.61, Was #15 Right Lane: David Brounkowski Runs 5.403/261.52, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.475/262.69, Was #23 Shields with a great pass to go to the number five spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.423, 660ft-3.524/227.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.464. Brounkowski makes a good pass, but not enough to get in the show. David Brounkowski's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.456, 660ft-3.591/219.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.559. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.311/271.57, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.351/269.40, Was #14 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 6.545/150.75, Now #23; Best prior run: 5.469/246.93, Was #23 Severance with a nice pass to move up the ladder four spots. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.383, 660ft-3.516/220.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.486. No help here for Cowie. Left Lane: Lee Callaway No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.349/268.92, Was #14 Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.438/271.79, Now #22; Best prior run: 5.442/272.39, Was #22 Monroe Guest is on the bump spot at 5.361. Callaway broke and is pulled off the starting line. Laughlin with a slight improvement, but not enough to get in the show. Left Lane: Mike Edstrom Runs 5.289/273.39, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.342/272.78, Was #13 Right Lane: Fred Hanssen Runs 5.794/200.17, Now #21; Best prior run: 5.430/267.48, Was #21 Edstrom is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Mike Edstrom's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.531/226.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.476. Hanssen slows from yesterday and will be down to one shot to get in the show. Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 5.513/265.90, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.335/273.33, Was #13 Right Lane: Ashley Sanford Runs 9.810/81.15, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.354/275.62, Was #15 Massey dropped a cylinder early and never got it to pick up, so he will not improve. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.547, 660ft-3.703/218.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.678. Sanford with severe tire shake and pedal it, but couldn't get it to hook up before she lifted. Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.274/273.61, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.324/270.48, Was #12 Right Lane: Todd Bruce Runs 6.706/168.51, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.306/277.77, Was #10 Fricke launched hard and kept it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.437, 660ft-3.531/228.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.466. Bruce shook and clicked it off. Left Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.317/271.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.295/273.77, Was #10 Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.734/168.43, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.283/272.39, Was #7 Domingue with another good looking pass, he will stay in the number 10 spot. Buddy Domingue's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.557/226.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.500. Demke was on a good pass until it banged the blower on the top end. Left Lane: Megan Meyer Runs 5.230/278.58, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.270/275.96, Was #4 Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 15.447/59.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.247/276.92, Was #1 Meyer launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.404, 660ft-3.502/228.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.431. Hart was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
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