Fri, 17 Sep 2010, 01:58 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Scott Moore Runs 9.837/84.51, Now #2
Right Lane: Dave DeAngelis Runs 5.560/253.56, Now #1

Moore shook and shut off...DeAngelis was straight down the groove for good opening pass.

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Left Lane: Tom Pickett Runs 5.825/195.42, Now #3
Right Lane: Brandon Greco Runs 5.523/256.60, Now #1

Greco with fastest pass of the season...Brandon Greco's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.421, 660ft-3.617/206.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.648.

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Left Lane: Arthur Gallant Runs 5.541/266.11, Now #3
Right Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.536/254.52, Now #2

These two were side-by-side all way down the 1320. Arthur Gallant's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.561, 660ft-3.727/216.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.705.
Dan Mercier's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.504, 660ft-3.679/214.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.668.

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Left Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.561/255.43, Now #6
Right Lane: Mike Kosky Runs 5.498/258.47, Now #1

Kosky was straight down the groove...Mike Kosky's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.629/211.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.637. McPhillips with a nice pass to start the weekend. Rich McPhillips' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.703/215.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.695.

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Left Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.413/262.08, Now #1
Right Lane: John Finke Runs 5.516/250.60, Now #3

Perry with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to the number one spot... Ken Perry's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.561/213.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.560. Finke launched hard and keep it hooked up. John Finke's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.508, 660ft-3.666/217.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.649.

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Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.506/261.67, Now #4
Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.436/264.80, Now #2

Guest with really good pass...Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.491, 660ft-3.629/221.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.595. Nicholson goes to the top half of the show with a nice pass. Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.632/209.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.646.

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Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.424/266.42, Now #3
Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.358/260.66, Now #1

Reichert with a great pass to go the number one spot. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.413, 660ft-3.539/221.45 mph, 1,000ft-4.510. Shields was straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.460, 660ft-3.609/217.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.586.

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