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Fri, 27 Oct 2017, 15:35 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Ken Webster Runs 5.435/259.91, Now #1
Right Lane: Tiffany Januik No Time, Now #2

Webster is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to start the weekend. Ken Webster's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.576/212.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.579.

Januik making her NHRA Alcohol dragster debut here. She rolls the beams, but appeared to make a good pass.

Left Lane: Bill Litton Runs 5.378/273.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 5.740/247.88, Now #3

Litton kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove with a good pass. Bill Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.501, 660ft-3.623/224.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.564.

Ferre making his first pass this season and clicked off early.

Left Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 5.518/266.48, Now #4
Right Lane: Ashley Sanford Runs 5.402/269.56, Now #2

Eakins was straight down the groove with a clean pass. Randy Eakins' incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.548, 660ft-3.697/217.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.673.

Sanford with a good clean pass...Ashley Sanford's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.491, 660ft-3.628/221.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.580.

Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 5.413/265.12, Now #3
Right Lane: Fred Hanssen Runs 13.787/53.03, Now #7

Baldwin with a real nice pass to start the weekend. Krista Baldwin's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.470, 660ft-3.606/219.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.574.

Hanssen started to lose traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.497/262.69, Now #6
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.474/258.52, Now #5

Mercier with a good pass...Dan Mercier's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.506, 660ft-3.667/215.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.649.

Grisel was straight down the groove with a good pass. Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.497, 660ft-3.648/218.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.623.

Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.688/255.43, Now #8

Laughlin with a clean pass. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.785/205.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.813.

Left Lane: James Stevens Runs 5.443/262.69, Now #5
Right Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 11.259/76.17, Now #11

Stevens is straight down the groove with a nice pass. James Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.435, 660ft-3.597/212.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.594.

Bateman with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 14.594/69.61, Now #14
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.356/269.51, Now #1

Ashley shook and clicked it off.

Shields launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.468, 660ft-3.581/224.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.531.

Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.331/268.60, Now #1
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.360/264.75, Now #3

This was a great side-by-side drag race...

Demke launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.375, 660ft-3.519/215.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.497.

Fricke was right there with him to go to the number three spot. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.588/226.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.532.

Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.309/269.51, Now #1
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.347/267.80, Now #3

Cowie with a great pass, straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.365, 660ft-3.502/217.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.477.

Severance with a real nice pass to go to the number three spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.382, 660ft-3.530/215.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.510.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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