Fri, 01 Nov 2024, 22:18 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA 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: Christine Foster Runs 5.489/262.69, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.691/142.97, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,813 feet.

Foster kept it hooked up and makes her quickest pass this season to go to the number two spot. Christine Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.445, 660ft-3.626/210.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.633.

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Left Lane: Bob McCosh Runs 5.498/263.56, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.259/145.69, Was #14

McCosh is straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Bob McCosh's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.461, 660ft-3.639/210.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.645.

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Left Lane: Will Martin Runs 5.535/262.44, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.650/259.01, Was #11
Right Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 5.615/258.52, Now #12; Best prior run: 8.095/155.58, Was #15

Martin was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the season to move into the top half of the show. Will Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.478, 660ft-3.666/209.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.678.

Williamson kept it hooked up to move up the ladder three spots.

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Left Lane: Doug Schneider Runs 5.633/254.57, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.598/256.06, Was #10
Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 5.517/259.86, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.797/187.26, Was #14

Schneider is skating around early, but he stays with it. He will not improve.

Martin is straight down the groove with his quickest pass this season to move into the top half of the show. Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.438, 660ft-3.633/207.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.652.

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Left Lane: Hunter Jones Runs 7.102/157.17, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.541/262.95, Was #8
Right Lane: Robert Kanenwisher Runs 6.673/141.61, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.789/244.96, Was #14

Jones started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Kanenwisher started to shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.521/264.39, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.511/265.12, Was #4
Right Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 5.633/257.04, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.609/258.47, Was #12

Whiteley with another great pass, but will not improve. Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.486, 660ft-3.668/209.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.671.

Leanders with another good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.449/266.21, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.465/266.32, Was #1
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.614/255.63, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.596/255.63, Was #10

Bellemeur starts to push out of the groove he reels it in and makes the quickest pass of the day. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.440, 660ft-3.610/211.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.605.

Whiteley with another good looking pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Madison Gordon Runs 5.529/263.67, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.521/265.33, Was #6
Right Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.541/261.07, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.581/262.54, Was #9

Gordon is straight down the groove with another good pass, but will not improve.

Hough kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass today, but he will stay in the number nine spot.

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