Fri, 02 Aug 2013, 20:28 PM Pro Nitrous Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Nitrous at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Memphis Drags IV listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Tommy Franklin Runs 3.930/192.36, Now #2
Right Lane: Pat Stoken Runs 3.893/192.06, Now #1

7:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 2,703 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

A couple of good passes here to start the session.

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Left Lane: Lee Adkins Runs 5.839/93.55, Now #3
Right Lane: Johnny Pilcher No Time, Now #4

Pilcher left before the tree was activated and received no time. Adkins got out of shape early, gets about 150 feet out and has to abort the run.

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Left Lane: Blake Housley Runs 5.147/97.24, Now #4
Right Lane: John Camp Runs 4.760/108.46, Now #3

Camp rattles the tires off the line, makes a quick move to the right and has to back off the throttle early. Housley shakes the tires off the line, gets about 300 feet out and backs off the throttle.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 4.566/160.58, Now #4
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 3.885/192.82, Now #1

Rahaim goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far to move into the top spot. Hall's engine seemed a little sluggish all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Jason Harris Runs 3.872/193.79, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Hill Runs 3.989/183.89, Now #5

Harris makes an impressive pass and moves into the top spot for now. Hill makes a decent pass but was falling behind all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 3.908/191.19, Now #5
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 3.835/195.05, Now #1

Castellana makes an impressive run and moves into the top spot by a bunch. Naiser makes a clean run but was well behind Castellana.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 3.872/193.32, Now #3

Jackson makes a good run but doesn't have enough to take the pole from his team mate.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink