Fri, 16 Apr 2010, 07:06 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com 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:

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Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.400/263.31, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.637/138.61, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,567 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Demke launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.549/211.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.549.

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Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 5.784/236.55, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.144/205.13, Was #12

Rizzoli with good pass...Kyle Rizzoli's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.800/204.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.853.

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Left Lane: Larry Miersch Runs 5.490/248.66, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.597/232.51, Was #10
Right Lane: Dale Carlson Runs 5.470/257.04, Now #7; Best prior run: 9.210/89.74, Was #15

A couple good passes here and they both get into the top half of the show. Larry Miersch's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.616/215.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.608.
Dale Carlson's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.589/210.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.599.

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Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.419/263.87, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.547/215.00, Was #10
Right Lane: Brandon Johnson Runs 6.577/199.52, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.460/197.74, Was #15

Johnson just labored off the starting line...Severance launched hard and keeps it hooked up to go to the number three spot...Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.403, 660ft-3.569/212.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.568.

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Left Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.566/248.25, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.473/262.54, Was #9
Right Lane: Brian Smith Runs 5.891/244.87, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.302/224.66, Was #14

No help here for Austin....Smith improves, but stays in the number 14 spot.

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Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.468/261.78, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.458/261.83, Was #7
Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 7.429/141.80, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.564/252.38, Was #11

Force with problems right off the starting line and clicks it off. Cowie is just a tick off his E.T. from earlier today and he will stay in the number seven spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.428, 660ft-3.603/210.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.610.

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Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 5.514/257.38, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.444/260.81, Was #6

No help here for Bart...Ashley Bart's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.431, 660ft-3.617/207.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.642.

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