Fri, 12 Oct 2018, 19:51 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters 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: Dan Dietrich Runs 6.065/188.89, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.267/141.88, Was #14
Right Lane: Tom Fox Jr. Runs 5.411/267.80, Now #8; Best prior run: 13.844/55.09, Was #16

Dietrich slowed on the top end, but improves.

Fox Jr. is straight down the groove into the top half of the show. Tom Fox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.430, 660ft-3.586/215.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.573.

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Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 6.607/142.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.522/260.97, Was #13
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.223/274.50, Now #1; Best prior run: 13.368/55.63, Was #16

Cowie with tire shake and clicked it off.

Severance launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.890 sec., 330ft-2.339, 660ft-3.457/222.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.410.

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Left Lane: Dan Page Runs 5.371/261.32, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.493/260.06, Was #13
Right Lane: Earl Nichols Jr. Runs 5.487/265.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.593/258.12, Was #15

Page is straight down the groove to move up the ladder to the number nine spot. Dan Page's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.395, 660ft-3.543/215.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.524.

Nichols is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Earl Nichols Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.688/222.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.651.

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Left Lane: Doug Foley Runs 11.389/78.60, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.413/270.54, Was #11
Right Lane: Tiffany Januik Runs 16.132/62.34, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.488/233.08, Was #14

Foley is up in smoke and clicked it off.

Januik loses traction right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.355/271.08, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.336/273.61, Was #7
Right Lane: Brandon Greco Runs 5.383/263.26, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.425/262.49, Was #12

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

Nataas with another good pass, but will not improve. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.593/226.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.535.

Greco is straight down the groove with a good pass to go to the number ten spot. Brandon Greco's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.535/213.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.532.

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Left Lane: Jeff Veale No Time, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.313/276.75, Was #6
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 5.316/275.00, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.349/275.62, Was #8

Veale was up in smoke early and was coasting down the track.

Ashley is straight down the groove with a nice pass to move up the ladder one spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.567/227.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.506.

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Left Lane: Megan Meyer Runs 5.266/279.44, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.280/279.15, Was #4
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 5.288/275.51, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.303/276.13, Was #5

This is grat drag race...

Meyer launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.546/230.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.470.

Hart is right there with her, he will stay in the number five spot. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.537/225.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.479.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 5.267/274.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.275/272.67, Was #4
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.288/276.18, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.244/278.58, Was #2

Coughlin with another great pass, third quickest of this session, and he will stay in the number four spot. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.413, 660ft-3.516/227.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.455.

Shields with another great pass, but will not improve and will start race day in the number two spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.547/228.50 mph, 1,000ft-4.482.

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