Fri, 08 Nov 2024, 19:02 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 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway 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: Hunter Jones Runs 8.505/135.54, Now #8; Best prior run: 8.879/137.47, Was #7
Right Lane: Ulf Leanders Runs 5.511/261.42, Now #4; Best prior run: 10.813/98.48, Was #9

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,778 feet.

Jones shook early and clicked it off.

Leanders is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Ulf Leanders' incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.635/207.75 mph, 1,000ft-4.652.

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Left Lane: Ray Martin Runs 5.480/262.74, Now #3; Best prior run: 8.271/143.19, Was #7
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.564/258.67, Now #7; Best prior run: 10.101/103.99, Was #9

Martin launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.616/209.98 mph, 1,000ft-4.625.

Whiteley is straight down the groove to get in the show. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.467, 660ft-3.668/206.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.695.

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Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 11.547/27.36, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.485/266.95, Was #4
Right Lane: Madison Gordon Runs 5.546/264.18, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.522/265.01, Was #6

Hough goes pop before half track and coast on down the track.

Gordon is straight down the groove with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Madison Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.497, 660ft-3.685/208.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.694.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 10.200/82.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.428/266.79, Was #1
Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.494/265.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.471/266.79, Was #2

Bellemeur with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Whiteley with the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.648/209.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.648.

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