Fri, 8 Oct 2010, 05:30 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: John Headley Runs 6.472/170.11, Now #1

It never sounded like the car shifted...

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Left Lane: Bill Naves Runs 7.046/187.00, Now #3
Right Lane: Frank Schuster Runs 5.768/250.04, Now #1

Naves was out of the groove early and over close to the wall before he clicked it off. Schuster with his quickest and fastest pass this season...Frank Schuster's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.567, 660ft-3.808/199.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.870.

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Left Lane: Brian Harvanek Runs 5.788/235.27, Now #2
Right Lane: Tony Bogolo Runs 5.793/243.06, Now #3

Harvanek launched hard and runs a career best E.T. to go to the number two spot. Bogolo runs a career best E.T. and speed to go to the number three spot. Tony Bogolo's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.509, 660ft-3.781/194.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.869.

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Left Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 5.735/240.04, Now #1
Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 5.779/252.28, Now #3

Tigges launched hard and keeps it hooked up all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.551, 660ft-3.783/201.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.833. Pomponio was straight down the groove to the number three spot. Dan Pomponio's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.606, 660ft-3.838/200.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.889.

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Left Lane: Eric Lourie Runs 5.698/251.34, Now #1
Right Lane: Wayne Butler Runs 7.365/154.37, Now #9

Butler appeared to double step it right off the starting line and then clicked it off early. Lourie with a great pass to go to the top of the list. Eric Lourie's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.755/201.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.805.

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Left Lane: Wayne Morris Runs 6.316/194.13, Now #8
Right Lane: Thomas Carter Runs 5.733/253.75, Now #2

Morris is off the throttle early...Carter with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot...Thomas Carter's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.564, 660ft-3.795/200.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.846.

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Left Lane: John Bojec Runs 6.355/228.31, Now #10
Right Lane: John Anderika Runs 5.685/252.28, Now #1

Bojec was up in smoke right off the starting line and pedaled it. Anderika launched hard and was straight down the groove for the number one spot. John Anderika's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.510, 660ft-3.736/200.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.792.

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Left Lane: Steve Harker Runs 9.687/88.47, Now #15
Right Lane: Frank Manzo Runs 5.765/255.82, Now #5

Harker was out of the groove early and over close to the wall before he clicked it off. Manzo started to haze the tires and pedaled it around half track.

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Left Lane: Paul Gill Runs 6.033/218.94, Now #11
Right Lane: Todd Veney Runs 5.792/253.71, Now #9

Gill lost traction right off the starting line and clicked it off. Veney was straight down the groove...Todd Veney's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.606, 660ft-3.851/200.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.904.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink