Sat, 17 Apr 2010, 05:38 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Bob Orme |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car 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:
Right Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 5.773/250.64, Now #9; Best prior run: 8.785/114.44, Was #20
2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,592 feet, track temperature 123 degrees.
A good looking pass for Woznichak as he takes it straight down the groove.
Mark Woznichak's incremental
times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.826/201.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.878.
Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 6.069/177.86, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.927/54.88, Was #21
Right Lane: Ron August Jr. Runs 5.860/219.08, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.950/143.32, Was #20
Both drivers were skating around some. Gordon was off the throttle well before the finish, the reason not apparent from here. August bumps into the field for now while Gordon is going home.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.533, 660ft-3.756/202.00
mph, 1,000ft-4.899.
Ron August Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.581,
660ft-3.820/199.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.892.
Left Lane: Charles McLaws Runs 8.204/127.91, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.365/222.03, Was #20
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.889/244.92, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.432/178.12, Was #21
Larry Miner is on the bump spot at 5.881. McLaws got out of shape right after the hit. He moved toward the centerline at 200 feet, and he had to lift before the 330-foot mark. No visible problems for Bellemeur, but he comes up short.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.989
sec., 330ft-2.614, 660ft-3.886/194.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.970.
Left Lane: Larry Miner Runs 5.780/250.69, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.881/247.47, Was #16
Right Lane: Jessica Cherniack Runs 7.426/127.35, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.036/232.55, Was #19
Cherniack left soft and moved a little to the left of the groove. She was off the throttle before half track. A good looking pass for Miner.
Larry Miner's incremental times:
60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.578, 660ft-3.821/199.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.882.
Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.680/254.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.795/251.02, Was #14
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.024/244.16, Was #18
This is Westerfield's first national event. He won't be racing on Sunday as he had to be pushed back from the line. A very good looking pass for Payne moves him way up the ladder.
Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.527, 660ft-3.752/202.45 mph,
1,000ft-4.796.
Left Lane: Rob Atchison Runs 5.773/250.74, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.789/249.90, Was #14
Right Lane: Ken Webster Runs 5.754/249.90, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.850/249.76, Was #15
A good looking pair and both drivers move up the ladder.
Rob Atchison's incremental
times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.573, 660ft-3.817/198.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.875.
Ken Webster's
incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.796/198.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.855.
Left Lane: Keeter Ray No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.787/248.75, Was #15
Right Lane: Brian Thiel Runs 5.749/252.57, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.773/251.16, Was #10
Ray left before the tree was activated. A trouble-free pass for Thiel.
Brian Thiel's
incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.573, 660ft-3.808/200.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.859.
Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.750/250.46, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.774/249.49, Was #13
Right Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.702/253.61, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.752/250.32, Was #7
Both drivers were skating around but they both stayed on the throttle.
Brian Hough's
incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.553, 660ft-3.793/199.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.852.
John
Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.767/201.76 mph,
1,000ft-4.814.
Left Lane: Todd Veney Runs 5.762/254.09, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.770/251.86, Was #11
Right Lane: Sean O'Bannon Runs 9.309/103.81, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.696/255.43, Was #5
O'Bannon moved to the right of the groove almost immediately and he was off the throttle at about 300 feet. A good looking pass for Veney.
Todd Veney's incremental times:
60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-3.829/201.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.877.
Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.712/253.95, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.757/253.56, Was #10
Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.686/252.61, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.687/253.66, Was #4
A good looking side-by-side drag race!
Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times:
60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.551, 660ft-3.781/201.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.826.
Tony Bartone's incremental
times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.750/202.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.797.
Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 8.001/115.75, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.679/255.92, Was #2
Thompson started to get loose at the 330-foot mark and he lifted.
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