Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 06:18 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Bob Orme |
BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA 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:
Left Lane: Bruce Carlson Runs 5.945/243.55, Now #10; Best prior run: 10.828/83.41, Was #14
No problems for Carlson on this pass.
Bruce Carlson's incremental times: 60ft-1.011
sec., 330ft-2.637, 660ft-3.922/192.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.022.
Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 5.780/248.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 8.232/111.07, Was #14
Right Lane: Wayne Butler Runs 6.049/229.74, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.136/232.79, Was #12
Both drivers improve.
Clint Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec.,
330ft-2.568, 660ft-3.813/198.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.878.
Wayne Butler's incremental times: 60ft-1.030
sec., 330ft-2.688, 660ft-3.986/190.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.099.
Left Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.875/210.70, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.982/204.54, Was #12
Right Lane: Ken Webster Runs 5.772/250.46, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.870/248.66, Was #9
This is Moats' 27th appearance at this event. He was slowing at the finish.
Vern
Moats' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.547, 660ft-3.782/200.47 mph,
1,000ft-4.864.
Ken Webster's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.566, 660ft-3.814/198.23
mph, 1,000ft-4.876.
Left Lane: Scott McVey Runs 5.841/233.12, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.898/247.43, Was #11
Right Lane: Lance Van Hauen Runs 5.810/243.24, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.848/243.77, Was #9
Scott McVey's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.740/187.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.877.
Lance Van Hauen's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.535, 660ft-3.802/194.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.888.
Left Lane: Fred Hagen Jr. Runs 5.810/227.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.778/248.07, Was #5
Right Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.769/247.34, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.801/246.57, Was #8
Hough moves into the number four spot for now.
Fred Hagen Jr.'s incremental times:
60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.567, 660ft-3.812/198.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.875.
Brian Hough's incremental
times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.800/198.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.864.
Left Lane: Mick Snyder Runs 5.830/230.49, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.705/252.19, Was #2
Right Lane: Brian Thiel Runs 5.819/245.67, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.795/246.44, Was #8
Mick Snyder's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.819/197.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.897.
Brian Thiel's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.580, 660ft-3.835/197.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.907.
Left Lane: Frank Manzo Runs 5.664/254.14, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.620/255.58, Was #1
Right Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.726/249.16, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.750/250.00, Was #3
A very good looking pair to bring this round to an end.
Frank Manzo's incremental
times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.521, 660ft-3.738/204.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.782.
Roger Bateman's
incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.511, 660ft-3.760/199.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.824.
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