Sat, 09 Mar 2013, 12:31 PM Pro Nitrous Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Nitrous at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, Dragpalooza IX listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: John Vergotz No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 3.934/192.44, Now #1

11:18 a.m. Vergotz got all the way to the starting line, then shut it off. Nice opening run for Hall.

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Left Lane: Jason Harris Runs 5.100/116.58, Now #2
Right Lane: Tommy Franklin Runs 5.293/93.69, Now #3

Lots of tire shake for this pair.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 3.828/193.54, Now #1
Right Lane: Danny Perry No Time, Now #6

Perry also got all the way through the burnout, then shut it off. Nice run by Jackson to take over the #1 spot.

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Left Lane: John Decerbo Runs 6.248/81.76, Now #6
Right Lane: Pat Stoken Runs 5.389/85.81, Now #5

Lots more tire shake.

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Left Lane: Travis Harvey Runs 4.019/183.84, Now #3
Right Lane: Randy Weatherford No Time, Now #8

Weatherford launched before the tree came down and really wadded the tires up on the launch. Then Harvey launched and made a mostly-straight run.

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Left Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 5.108/97.39, Now #6
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 3.933/192.14, Now #2

Laurits ran into the shakes, but Castellana made a good-looking run to close out the session.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink