Sat, 18 Sep 2010, 02:42 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Darvin Martinets Runs 5.508/257.53, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.609/219.97, Was #13

Martinets with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots...Darvin Martinets' incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.429, 660ft-3.611/208.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.635.

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Left Lane: Tom Pickett Runs 6.414/244.07, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.730/233.92, Was #15
Right Lane: Dave DeAngelis Runs 5.507/259.26, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.560/253.56, Was #13

Pickett appears to have lost an engine and put fluid on the track...he was completely side ways before he clicked it off. DeAngelis with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots...Dave DeAngelis' incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.450, 660ft-3.625/210.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.640.

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Left Lane: Scott Moore Runs 5.576/254.81, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.717/253.23, Was #14
Right Lane: Brandon Greco No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.523/256.60, Was #12

Greco broke about the 330 foot mark and stopped on the track. Moore with his quickest and fastest pass in his short career. Scott Moore's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.663/205.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.696.

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Left Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.458/260.11, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.559/257.14, Was #13
Right Lane: Mike Kosky Runs 6.673/119.19, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.498/258.47, Was #9

Kosky was off the throttle early and had the chutes out early. McPhillips with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the field. Rich McPhillips' incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.622/217.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.604.

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Left Lane: Arthur Gallant Runs 10.587/102.58, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.460/267.69, Was #7
Right Lane: John Finke Runs 7.475/128.87, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.492/252.38, Was #9

Gallant was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle. Finke started to smoked the tires and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.374/263.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.401/263.36, Was #4
Right Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.475/261.52, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.485/261.93, Was #8

Mercier with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not move up the ladder. Dan Mercier's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.490, 660ft-3.649/218.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.630. Perry launched hard and runs his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Ken Perry's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.531/215.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.525.

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Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 10.851/67.92, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.379/262.85, Was #4
Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.359/265.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.436/264.80, Was #5

Nicholson smokes the tires right at the hit. Guest with a great pass to go up the ladder a couple spots. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.579/225.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.529.

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Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 11.073/91.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.346/267.22, Was #1
Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.347/257.63, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.358/261.02, Was #2

Shields is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Reichert launched hard and keep it hooked up and just misses the number one spot. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.396, 660ft-3.519/221.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.490.

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