Fri, 6 Jun 2008, 03:20 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jeff Burnett Runs 7.133/142.55, Now #1
Right Lane: Rick Cortino Runs 8.131/130.63, Now #2

Cortino with tire shake right off the starting line...Burnett got out of the groove and over by the wall just past half track.

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Left Lane: John Foster Runs 5.873/248.43, Now #1
Right Lane: Wayne Butler Runs 6.015/238.05, Now #2

FosterWeather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,386 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

foster with a nice pass to open the weekend.

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Left Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.690/251.77, Now #1
Right Lane: Mick Snyder Runs 5.769/251.91, Now #2

This was a good drag race with a real nice pass by Bateman...Roger Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.749/202.06mph, 1,000ft-4.797 Mick Snyder's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.571, 660ft-3.820/199.40mph, 1,000ft-4.875

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Left Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 6.080/180.19, Now #6
Right Lane: Bobby Martin Runs 5.705/254.18, Now #2

Wilkerson was real loose all the way down the track with a whisp of tire smoke around 800 feet. Martin with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot...Bobby Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.554, 660ft-3.777/202.91mph, 1,000ft-4.820

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Left Lane: John Bojec Runs 5.749/251.72, Now #3
Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 5.779/246.53, Now #5

John Bojec's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.566, 660ft-3.800/199.35mph, 1,000ft-4.854
Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.566, 660ft-3.805/199.97mph, 1,000ft-4.868

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Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.755/250.64, Now #4
Right Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.854/251.34, Now #7

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.565, 660ft-3.802/200.11mph, 1,000ft-4.859
Vern Moats' incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.894/198.90mph, 1,000ft-4.957

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Left Lane: Cy Chesterman Runs 5.696/254.90, Now #2
Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 6.136/231.36, Now #12

Chesterman launched hard and keeps it hooked up all the way down the track to go to the number two spot...Cy Chesterman's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.776/202.79mph, 1,000ft-4.814

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Left Lane: Paul Anderson Runs 5.689/251.81, Now #2
Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.681/256.60, Now #1

This was a great drag race for the number one and two spots...Paul Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.517, 660ft-3.745/201.01mph, 1,000ft-4.796
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.543, 660ft-3.762/202.39mph, 1,000ft-4.801

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.651/256.06, Now #1
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.672/254.57, Now #2

Another great drag race with these two going to the top of the list...Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.736/204.05mph, 1,000ft-4.772
Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.746/202.67mph, 1,000ft-4.788

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Right Lane: Frank Manzo Runs 5.640/257.24, Now #1

Manzo was real loose right off the starting line and still goes to the top of the list...Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.521, 660ft-3.729/205.32mph, 1,000ft-4.764

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Right Lane: Steve Harker Runs 5.749/255.15, Now #9

Harker did the burnout and then was shut off because of some sprinkles...Harker with a lot of tire spin right off the starting line. Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.580, 660ft-3.819/200.44mph, 1,000ft-4.866

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