Fri, 30 May 2008, 07:58 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Bob Orme |
TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX 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: Malcolm Wahle Runs 5.996/239.78, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Travis Nicholson Runs 6.026/242.63, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.343/194.55, Was #16
6:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.64 inches, adjusted altitude 3,818 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.
Neither car
was running on all eight for this one.
Left Lane: Jared Dreher Runs 7.109/214.96, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.092/78.94, Was #19
Right Lane: Brandon Lewis Runs 5.940/245.45, Now #15; No Prior Run
Severe tire shake on the launch for Lewis. Dreher had a number of cylinders out for the entire pass.
Left Lane: Richard Putz Runs 5.511/261.27, Now #5; Best prior run: 12.017/71.76, Was #20
A smooth pass for Putz moves him up the ladder quite a bit.
Richard Putz's
incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.639/208.46mph, 1,000ft-4.652
Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 5.736/230.37, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.835/256.84, Was #13
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 6.119/237.75, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.844/235.64, Was #15
Both drivers had a cylinder or two out early in this pass.
Left Lane: Aaron Tatum Runs 5.694/253.09, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.734/243.63, Was #10
Right Lane: Jeff Hamelink Runs 5.814/248.39, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.844/247.70, Was #14
Tatum's pass looked pretty clean. Hamelink dropped a cylinder just before half track.
Aaron Tatum's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.810/208.68mph,
1,000ft-4.820
Jeff Hamelink's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.604,
660ft-3.857/198.79mph, 1,000ft-4.915
Left Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.719/253.95, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.721/260.06, Was #10
Right Lane: Diana Harker Runs 5.641/251.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.754/243.94, Was #13
Pierce dropped a cylinder at about 900 feet. No visible problems for Harker.
Brandon
Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.575, 660ft-3.801/202.64mph,
1,000ft-4.838
Diana Harker's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.596,
660ft-3.773/212.73mph, 1,000ft-4.770
Left Lane: Cody Perkins Runs 5.467/258.96, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.633/254.42, Was #8
Right Lane: Mark Niver Runs 5.569/256.31, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.751/247.02, Was #13
A good looking pass for both drivers, with Niver now the highest qualified injected engine driver.
Cody Perkins' incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.407,
660ft-3.585/208.88mph, 1,000ft-4.601
Mark Niver's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec.,
330ft-2.543, 660ft-3.717/213.60mph, 1,000ft-4.708
Left Lane: Dana Stripe Runs 5.469/260.06, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.600/242.89, Was #9
Right Lane: Justin Davis Runs 5.496/259.31, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.580/257.28, Was #8
No problems for either driver.
Dana Stripe's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec.,
330ft-2.431, 660ft-3.602/210.47mph, 1,000ft-4.609
Justin Davis' incremental times: 60ft-0.955
sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.618/207.53mph, 1,000ft-4.633
Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.412/265.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.511/262.33, Was #7
Right Lane: Thomas Bayer Runs 5.455/262.44, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.496/259.46, Was #5
Another good looking pair.
Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec.,
330ft-2.412, 660ft-3.571/213.57mph, 1,000ft-4.566
Thomas Bayer's incremental times: 60ft-0.954
sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.593/210.47mph, 1,000ft-4.600
Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.377/269.13, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.418/264.80, Was #3
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.365/267.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.418/265.17, Was #2
A pair of blown cars to end the session, and they both run in the thirties!
Shawn
Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.403, 660ft-3.554/214.59mph,
1,000ft-4.541
Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.391,
660ft-3.540/215.31mph, 1,000ft-4.527
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