Fri, 18 Oct 2019, 18:52 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.462/269.40, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.178/95.44, Was #9

5:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,905 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Bellemeur had traction problems in the first round and clicked it off early.

Bellemeur gets out of the groove early and drifts toward the wall. he steers it back toward the groove and never backs off the throttle. he goes on through with a good pass to take the top spot for now.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.633/213.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.626.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.455/271.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 11.127/75.40, Was #10
Right Lane: Brian Hough Runs 13.348/76.40, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.665/215.27, Was #7

Whiteley did not make a full pass on her first attempt. She goes right down the groove on this one and takes the top spot for now.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.474, 660ft-3.640/213.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.625.

Hough is 0-for-2 now, rattling the tires right off the line and having to give up on the run early. he drops a spot in the order as Whiteley goes around him.

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Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.599/252.95, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.776/133.95, Was #10
Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.446/269.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 30.353/39.50, Was #11

Gasparrelli and Gordon had traction problems in the first round.

Gasparrelli gets around half track and smoke starts coming from the left side header. He stays on the throttle and makes a decent pass to improve and move up to the seventh spot.

Gordon goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the day and takes the top spot for now.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.448, 660ft-3.618/212.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.610.

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Left Lane: Steve Burck Runs 11.243/74.33, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.620/265.90, Was #9
Right Lane: Bryan Brown Runs 5.626/263.26, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.899/258.96, Was #11

Burck gets about 100 feet out, rattles the tires and clicks it off. Brown goes down the groove with a good pass and he moves up to the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Chris Marshall Runs 5.477/267.75, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.562/265.59, Was #6
Right Lane: Kyle Smith Runs 7.762/119.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.609/254.86, Was #8

Smith ran a career best on his first attempt. He leaves the line, the car gets out of the groove and makes a moves toward the wall. he steers it back to the left, the car over-reacts and he backs off of the throttle.

Marshall makes a clean, straight pass and moves up to the fourth spot.

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Left Lane: Jay Payne No Time, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.488/269.13, Was #6
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.487/268.49, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.480/270.05, Was #5

Payne does his burnout and the chutes come out. he starts to back up and the chutes get tangled in the car. He gets out of the vehicle and gets over the wall to allow Westerfield to make a pass.

Westerfield goes down the groove with another good pass but he doesn't improve.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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