Fri, 13 Aug 2010, 03:24 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Rick Green |
BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 5.870/189.07, Now #1
Palmer pedaled it one time. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.515, 660ft-3.704/211.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.767.
Left Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.693/248.98, Now #2
Right Lane: Brandon Booher Runs 5.530/256.02, Now #1
Booher sis straight down the groove with a good clean pass. Brandon Booher's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.634/207.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.656. Copeland with a clean pass...Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.575, 660ft-3.779/209.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.803.
Left Lane: Randy Meyer Runs 5.637/256.75, Now #3
Right Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 5.455/263.92, Now #1
Thacker with a real nice pass to start the weekend...Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.603/211.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.604. Meyer with a clean pass. Randy Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-3.778/213.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.775.
Left Lane: Mike Austin Runs 7.546/118.66, Now #7
Right Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.513/253.56, Now #2
Austin's car pitched the blower belt around 330 feet. Nicholson with a nice pass. Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.613/208.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.637.
Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.523/256.02, Now #4
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.384/262.49, Now #1
Cowie launched hard and keep it hooked up and goes to the number one spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.546/214.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.535. Shields with a good clean pass...Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.478, 660ft-3.652/212.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.655.
Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.364/267.91, Now #1
Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.462/262.54, Now #4
This was a good drag race as Demke goes to the number one spot...Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec., 330ft-2.387, 660ft-3.538/215.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.525. Reichert goes to the number four spot. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.489, 660ft-3.641/218.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.617.
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