Fri, 9 Apr 2010, 03:32 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil 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: Alexis De Joria Runs 5.599/257.78, Now #3; Best prior run: 15.336/49.97, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 1,035 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

De joria with a real nice pass to go to the number three spot...Alexis De Joria's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.519, 660ft-3.710/208.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.730.

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Left Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 5.507/262.69, Now #1; Best prior run: 14.393/50.92, Was #13
Right Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.598/254.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 9.251/94.59, Was #11

Lombardo Jr. with good looking pass to get into the top half of the show. John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.491, 660ft-3.695/207.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.725. Ferro launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot...this is his career fastest pass. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.639/210.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.651.

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Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.962/176.01, Now #10; Best prior run: 8.347/108.27, Was #12

Gasparrelli was on a good pass until around 1000 feet when he banged a blower sending the burst relief panel high into the air.

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Left Lane: Lee Callaway No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 10.769/65.45, Was #13
Right Lane: Ro Yale Runs 6.434/196.59, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.904/156.59, Was #12

Callaway shook early and clicked it off, and he didn't get a time when Yale's chute took out the finish line timing blocks. Yale's time is good because he had crossed the finish line before his chut took out finish line timing cones.

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Left Lane: Todd Veney Runs 11.718/71.12, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.633/258.86, Was #8
Right Lane: Chris Foster Runs 5.826/254.81, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.665/255.10, Was #9

Veney started to shake and clicked it off. Foster started to shake and with a quick pedal jo got it to hook up, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.619/256.21, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.612/259.51, Was #6
Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.567/259.41, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.546/260.56, Was #2

Bartone with another good looking pass, the second quickest of this session...Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.492, 660ft-3.683/209.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.702. Moats with a nice pass, but doesn't improve.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink