Fri, 28 Oct 2022, 22:25 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada 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: Mike Austin Runs 13.334/103.49, Now #21; Best prior run: 12.016/85.79, Was #21

Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 10 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 2,371 feet.

Austin is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.324/272.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.504/152.09, Was #19
Right Lane: Jasmine Salinas Runs 5.329/269.67, Now #10; Best prior run: 10.971/70.82, Was #20

Demke is straight down the groove to get in the show, up to the number eight spot. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.384, 660ft-3.522/217.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.497.

Salinas is right there with him to get in the show. Jasmine Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.573/225.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.511.

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Left Lane: Eric Chesleigh Runs 5.500/257.19, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.578/257.09, Was #19
Right Lane: James Stevens Runs 14.961/48.24, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.413/177.56, Was #20

Chesleigh improves, but not enough to get in the show.

Stevens lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 16.739/50.03, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.379/270.00, Was #16
Right Lane: Trevor Larkin Runs 5.470/252.14, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.553/252.24, Was #19

Ahten is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Larkin with his quickest pass of the day, but will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Taylor Vetter Runs 12.822/93.37, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.336/276.63, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Burns Runs 16.337/71.96, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.451/269.56, Was #17

Vetter is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Burns is also up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 21.779/31.34, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.331/268.54, Was #11
Right Lane: Tom Fox Jr. No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.360/270.86, Was #15

Nataas was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Fox Jr. with problems and is pushed off the starting line.

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Left Lane: Madison Payne Runs 5.333/275.39, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.318/275.62, Was #7
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.354/270.37, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.352/271.62, Was #14

Payne with a good clean pass, the third quickest of the session. She will not improve. Madison Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.433, 660ft-3.569/222.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.521.

Grisel is straight down the groove, just a couple ticks off his time from earlier today. Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-3.568/218.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.531.

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Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.291/273.16, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.302/271.35, Was #6
Right Lane: Ron Anderson Runs 12.411/91.85, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.347/267.16, Was #13

Severance is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. He will stay in the number six spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.362, 660ft-3.496/218.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.467.

Anderson is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 9.741/83.46, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.265/275.73, Was #4
Right Lane: Hunter Green Runs 10.108/73.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.327/263.46, Was #9

Cowie starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Green is up in smoke early and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.285/274.22, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.254/273.66, Was #3
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.294/273.94, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.279/272.94, Was #5

Bateman launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve and stays in the number three spot. Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec., 330ft-2.411, 660ft-3.526/224.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.471.

Fricke with another good looking pass, the third quickest of the session. She will not improve and stays in the number five spot. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.542/226.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.481.

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Left Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 10.979/68.69, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.219/276.52, Was #2
Right Lane: Kim Parker Runs 16.994/54.04, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.198/272.34, Was #1

Stewart started to lose traction and clicked it off. He stays in the number two spot.

Parker is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. She holds on to the number one spot.

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