Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 17:15 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car 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:

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Left Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 25.750/44.32, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.598/266.48, Was #12
Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 5.647/255.73, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.556/244.34, Was #16

3:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 3,567 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Bohl goes up in smoke at the hit and is off the throttle quickly.

Martin goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Kris Hool Runs 5.581/260.66, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.589/261.83, Was #11
Right Lane: Bryan Brown Runs 5.647/261.67, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.602/262.85, Was #13

Hool makes a little move to the left around half track but stays on the throttle and makes another decent pass. he improves a little but stays in the 11th spot.

Brown makes a clean straight pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 11.523/73.11, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.574/262.33, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 13.060/72.69, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.579/263.98, Was #10

Gasparrelli goes up in smoke at the hit and gives up on the run. Payne gets about 100 feet out, rattles the tires hard and has to abort the run.

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Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 13.378/82.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.538/261.83, Was #7
Right Lane: Terry Ruckman Runs 12.497/73.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.558/265.59, Was #8

Januik hits the throttle and boils the hides. Ruckman rattles the tires early and gives up on the run.

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Left Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.540/267.22, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.529/269.08, Was #5
Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 14.591/77.37, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.536/269.40, Was #6

Whiteley rattles the tires and has to give up on the run early. Lombardo makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 13.761/75.84, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.497/265.43, Was #2
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.544/266.79, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.524/267.37, Was #4

Leanders goes up in smoke at the hit and backs off the throttle. Westerfield goes right down the groove with a good pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.522/267.11, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.472/268.76, Was #1
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.478/265.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.515/264.18, Was #3

Bellemeur goes right down the groove with an impressive pass and he moves up to the second spot. Gordon makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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