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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec 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:
Left Lane: Steve Burck Runs 6.588/185.72, Now #18; No Prior Run Right Lane: Mert Littlefield Runs 5.767/243.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.860/235.41, Was #10 4:59 PM Good looking run for Littlefield. He improves from his earlier run and moves up five spots to fifth. Burck went right down the groove but doesn't get in the show. Left Lane: Kirk Williams Runs 5.967/246.10, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.768/251.25, Was #6 Right Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 11.367/70.46, Now #21; Best prior run: 9.043/86.46, Was #21 Taylor gets about 100 feet out, starts shaking the tires and shuts down. Williams starts shaking the tires about 100 feet out, pedals once and goes on through for a decent run. Left Lane: Thomas Frickenschmidt Runs 6.172/231.12, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.165/228.94, Was #17 Right Lane: Marc White Runs 5.797/244.96, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.749/249.58, Was #4 A couple of clean runs but neither driver improves. Left Lane: Tate Branch Runs 5.810/224.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.776/246.64, Was #7 Right Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 6.209/172.64, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.671/254.02, Was #2 Gasparrelli gets out of the groove just past half-track and pulls the chutes early. Branch was moving around all the way through the run and slows from his earlier attempt. Left Lane: Jimmy Jones Runs 6.116/239.55, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.986/241.80, Was #12 Right Lane: Jason Rupert Runs 13.840/57.34, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.028/244.83, Was #14 Rupert blows the tires off at the hit and shuts down. Left Lane: Cy Chesterman Runs 5.790/249.30, Now #9; No Prior Run Right Lane: Jackie Stidham Runs 5.760/248.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.800/246.91, Was #8 Two good looking runs, Stidham just moving around a little on the top end. Chesterman gets in the field at the ninth spot and Stidham jumps up to fifth. Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.845/251.25, Now #12; Best prior run: 8.910/100.32, Was #21 Right Lane: John Patton Runs 5.778/248.27, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.847/248.41, Was #11 Payne gets out of the groove early, makes a move toward the wall but never lifts and gets in the field in the 12th spot. Patton makes a big improvement and jumps up to ninth. Right Lane: Bob Alberty Runs 6.157/237.46, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.638/230.59, Was #21 Alberty gets out of the groove early, veers toward the center-line but hangs on for a decent pass. Right Lane: Steve Harker Runs 5.781/251.11, Now #10; Best prior run: 12.012/67.61, Was #23 Harker makes a good, clean run and gets in the field. Right Lane: Bob Newberry Runs 5.660/253.09, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.716/251.25, Was #3 Newberry makes a good run, right down the groove and moves up a notch to second. Right Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.740/250.06, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.824/233.58, Was #12 Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley No Time, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.049/231.48, Was #19 Kinsley completes his burnout, gets ready to stage and is told to shut down after they discover some type of fluid on the track..
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