Sat, 14 Aug 2010, 02:42 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th 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:

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Left Lane: Wayne Butler Runs 6.440/159.23, Now #9; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Lance Van Hauen Runs 5.754/243.72, Now #2; No Prior Run

1:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 28.48 inches, adjusted altitude 3,534 feet.

Butler's engine went silent with a puff of smoke just past the 1000-foot mark.

Lance Van Hauen's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.512, 660ft-3.763/198.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.837.

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Left Lane: Thomas Carter Runs 5.822/239.06, Now #6; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bruce Carlson Runs 7.210/126.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.302/172.96, Was #7

Carlson was off the throttle at half track.

Thomas Carter's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.807/194.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.892.

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Left Lane: Rick Cortino Runs 6.134/220.40, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.361/220.51, Was #9
Right Lane: Kris Hool Runs 5.862/248.80, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.942/235.10, Was #7

Hool was trailing smoke in the shutdown area. No visible problems for Cortino.

Rick Cortino's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.660, 660ft-4.002/183.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.150.
Kris Hool's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.589, 660ft-3.877/193.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.959.

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Left Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.758/253.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.815/215.48, Was #4
Right Lane: Scott McVey Runs 7.021/134.64, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.817/248.57, Was #5

McVey was bouncing around early and he was off the throttle well before the finish. A good looking pass for Moats.

Vern Moats' incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.822/202.45 mph, 1,000ft-4.870.

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Left Lane: Frank Manzo Runs 5.563/259.86, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.594/240.77, Was #1
Right Lane: Paul Gill Runs 7.962/104.78, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.787/247.29, Was #4

Gill made a move to the left after the launch and he almost took out the 330-foot timing block before he lifted. A flawless pass for Manzo.

Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.473, 660ft-3.674/207.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.698.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink