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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals 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: Mike Quayle Runs 6.094/238.38, Now #18; No Prior Run Right Lane: Brandon Greco Runs 5.518/237.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 15.321/56.31, Was #18 5:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 4,477 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Greco makes a full pass this time and gets in the field in the 13th spot for now. Quayle makes a clean pass but doesn't get in the show. Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 5.893/244.29, Now #19; No Prior Run Right Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 5.445/254.33, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.352/240.00, Was #19 Ferre makes a clean pass and improves to the 12th spot. Baldwin's dragster was sluggish all the way through the run. Left Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 9.069/86.95, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.757/199.32, Was #18 Right Lane: Todd Bruce Runs 5.346/273.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.346/273.39, Was #6 Bruce goes down the groove with a good pass and he gets in the show in the sixth spot for now. Thacker gets about 700 feet out, the engine pops and the dragster noses over. Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.366/270.00, Now #8; No Prior Run Right Lane: Derik Milanesio Runs 5.398/270.59, Now #14; No Prior Run A good side-by-side, both down the groove with good passes. Bateman gets in the show in the eighth spot, Milanesio stays in the 14th spot. Left Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.715/254.81, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.521/257.33, Was #17 Right Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.444/256.60, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.386/264.23, Was #13 Grisel had a cylinder or two out all the way through the run and did not improve. Mercier slows from his previous attempt. Left Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.542/254.33, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.385/267.32, Was #12 Right Lane: Fred Hanssen Runs 5.418/268.17, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.383/270.70, Was #11 Bradshaw looked like he lost a cylinder early in the run and he does not improve. Hanssen makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.325/265.38, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.372/267.48, Was #9 Right Lane: Shane Conway Runs 5.366/264.44, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.373/267.22, Was #10 Fricke goes down the groove with a good pass and moves up to the sixth spot. Conway improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Left Lane: James Stevens Runs 5.297/272.78, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.306/274.16, Was #5 Right Lane: Chris Demke No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.349/274.66, Was #8 Demke does his burnout, has a leak and has to shut it down. Stevens improves a little but stays in the fifth spot. Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.344/271.90, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.270/272.56, Was #2 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.279/274.39, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.295/275.45, Was #4 Shields makes a good pass but doesn't improve enough to move up in the order. Nataas slows from her previous attempt. Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.260/274.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.217/277.43, Was #1 Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.245/275.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.274/275.79, Was #3 A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with clean, straight passes. Cowie doesn't improve but stays in the top spot. Severance improves and moves up to the second spot.
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