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LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 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: Brandon Greco Runs 5.561/266.21, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.518/237.30, Was #16 Right Lane: Mike Quayle Runs 5.833/246.62, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.094/238.38, Was #20 9:52 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 27.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,441 feet, track temperature 80 degrees. Greco makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Quayle makes his quickest pass of the weekend but will not make the show. Left Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 14.323/80.17, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.445/254.33, Was #15 Right Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 5.475/252.33, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.893/244.29, Was #20 Ferre goes up in smoke at the hit and is off the throttle quickly. Baldwin goes right down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show on the bump for now. Left Lane: Derik Milanesio Runs 5.288/274.11, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.398/270.59, Was #14 Milanesio goes right down the groove with a career best pass to move up to the fifth spot. Left Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.438/272.89, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.386/264.23, Was #14 Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 13.402/56.14, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.521/257.33, Was #18 Grisel gets about 200 feet out and the pipes go wet. Mercier makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Fred Hanssen Runs 5.385/272.01, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.383/270.70, Was #12 Right Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.437/258.86, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.385/267.32, Was #13 Bradshaw was on a good pass but looks like he lost a cylinder about 400 feet out. Hanssen goes down the groove with a good pass but he doesn't improve. Left Lane: Shane Conway Runs 10.738/73.67, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.366/264.44, Was #11 Right Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.570/251.11, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.366/270.00, Was #10 Conway has problems and is off the throttle before he gets 300 feet out. Bateman lost a cylinder or two early in the run. Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.273/275.67, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.349/274.66, Was #9 Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.305/265.74, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.325/265.38, Was #7 Fricke's crew is dressed up as the Flintstones. Demke goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the fourth spot. Fricke improves but drops a spot in the order as Demke goes around her. Left Lane: Todd Bruce Runs 5.327/273.61, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.346/273.39, Was #9 Right Lane: James Stevens Runs 10.235/80.43, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.297/272.78, Was #7 Stevens has traction problems early and gives up on the run. Bruce makes a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.203/276.58, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.279/274.39, Was #5 Right Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.272/275.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.270/272.56, Was #3 Shields goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the top spot. Nataas makes another good run but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.257/276.46, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.245/275.06, Was #3 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.196/277.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.217/277.43, Was #2 Cowie goes down the groove with an impressive run, the quickest of the weekend, and he retakes the number one spot to end this session. Severance makes a good pass but doesn't improve.
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