Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 12:12 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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:

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Left Lane: Joshua Haskett Runs 7.593/98.27, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bill Naves Runs 6.139/213.47, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.926/105.89, Was #16

11:38 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 2,647 feet.

Haskett gets about 400 feet out, the chutes come out and he slows. Naves goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he goes to the 13th spot in the order.

The call comes in that there is oil in the right lane so we will be down for a few minutes for cleanup.

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Left Lane: John Headley Runs 7.209/158.48, Now #16; Best prior run: 8.322/100.31, Was #18

Headley labored on down the track and had the chutes out early, but still gets in the show.

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Left Lane: Aryan Rochon Runs 10.224/83.91, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.809/117.40, Was #18
Right Lane: Phil Esz Runs 5.588/259.21, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.739/259.96, Was #12

Rochon makes a quick move toward the centerline and clicks it off.

Esz is straight down the groove with his career best to move him into the top half of the show. Aryan Rochon's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-5.131/094.54 mph, 1,000ft-7.682.

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Left Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 10.659/86.90, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.288/162.08, Was #14
Right Lane: Tony Bogolo Runs 5.664/259.66, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.725/258.02, Was #12

Cox Jr. shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

Bogolo is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 12 spot. Tony Bogolo's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.533, 660ft-3.764/203.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.797.

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Left Lane: Brian Gawlick Runs 5.631/259.81, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.605/259.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.505/268.44, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.641/259.96, Was #11

Gawlick with another good pass, but will not improve. Brian Gawlick's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.506, 660ft-3.729/203.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.763.

Bellemeur kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to moe into the top half of the show. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.670/212.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.665.

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Left Lane: Kris Hool Runs 7.959/132.36, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.564/265.06, Was #8
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.505/269.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.593/266.53, Was #10

Hool shook and clicked it off.

Westerfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.677/212.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.669.

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Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.457/269.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.508/268.12, Was #7
Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 12.559/67.42, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.535/261.78, Was #8

Hough launched hard and kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.633/212.93 mph, 1,000ft-4.623.

Pomponio shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Matt Gill Runs 8.125/137.29, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.496/269.56, Was #5
Right Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 5.479/268.33, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.485/261.37, Was #4

Gill with tire shake and clicked it off.

Leanders with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not move up from the number four spot. Ulf Leanders' incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.643/211.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.639.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.440/271.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.464/271.84, Was #2
Right Lane: Chris Marshall Runs 7.914/126.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.477/266.64, Was #3

Whiteley launched hard and kept it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.629/214.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.611. She will start from the number one for the third time this season and the 15th time in her career.

Marshall shook and clicked it off.

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