Fri, 11 Aug 2017, 22:26 PM Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by MoTeC Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

TULSA, Okla. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by MoTeC at the 2017 Professional Drag Racers Association Tour, PDRA Summer 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: Ron Muenks Runs 4.250/129.62, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.849/197.68, Was #2
Right Lane: Buddy Perkinson Runs 3.847/195.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.860/195.76, Was #3

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,220 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Muenks shook and shut it off.

Perkinson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Buddy Perkinson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.587.

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Left Lane: Bob Gulitti Runs 4.075/177.09, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.140/175.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Jim Sackuvich Runs 4.486/120.90, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.081/99.57, Was #12

Gulitti with his quickest pass of the day, but will stay in the number 10 spot. Bob Gulitti's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.681.

Sackuvich clicks it off early, but still makes his quickest pass of the day and moves up the ladder one spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 3.757/200.92, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.863/198.15, Was #4
Right Lane: Keith Haney Runs 3.823/197.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.893/196.36, Was #6

this is a great side-by-side drag race as these two go to the top of the list.

Laurita launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Jim Laurita's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.526.

Haney was right there with him to go to the number two spot. Keith Haney's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.576.

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Left Lane: Dan Ferguson Runs 3.898/196.13, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.949/195.03, Was #8
Right Lane: Jason Harris Runs 3.807/200.23, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.923/102.35, Was #12

Ferguson with his quickest pass of the day and he stays in the number eight spot. Dan Ferguson's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.634.

Harris launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the day to go to the number two spot. Jason Harris' incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.577.

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Left Lane: Tommy Franklin Runs 3.992/150.08, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.867/198.88, Was #7
Right Lane: Lizzy Musi Runs 3.764/202.03, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.048/178.40, Was #10

Franklin clicked it off early and gets bumped back one spot.

Musi with a great pass to go to the number two spot and runs the fastest pass of the event. Lizzy Musi's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.539.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 3.883/194.66, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.940/194.77, Was #10

Green with his quickest pass to move up the ladder one spot. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.610.

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Left Lane: Jay Cox Runs 3.893/161.63, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.082/97.96, Was #13

Cox with his quickest pass of the day and was on a good pass until it nosed over. He gets off the bump spot and goes to the number 10 spot.

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Left Lane: Randy Weatherford Runs 3.774/199.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.840/195.90, Was #5

Weatherford with his quickest pass of the day and moved up the ladder a couple spots to the number three spot. Randy Weatherford's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.533. He had a lot of engine smoke again on the top end.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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