Fri, 29 Oct 2010, 02:26 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 5.695/249.95, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,076 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Williamson with a real nice pass. Bret Williamson's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.513, 660ft-3.745/200.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.798.

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Left Lane: Jessica Cherniack Runs 8.844/94.82, Now #2
Right Lane: Terry Ruckman Runs 12.142/84.14, Now #3

Ruckman with a lot a tire tire shake, and clicked it off. Cherniack started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: John Evanchuk Runs 5.982/246.12, Now #2
Right Lane: Keeter Ray Runs 13.094/68.40, Now #5

Ray spun the tires right at the hit and clicked it off. Evanchuk started to lose traction and pedaled it one time. John Evanchuk's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.669, 660ft-3.976/192.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.067.

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Left Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 6.079/239.53, Now #3
Right Lane: Brian Smith Runs 12.185/70.29, Now #6

Westerfield pedaled it one time. Smith lost traction right off the starting line and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Steve Burck Runs 5.822/239.02, Now #2
Right Lane: Ken Webster Runs 5.823/250.60, Now #3

This was a good side-by-side drag race...Steve Burck's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.585, 660ft-3.832/198.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.903.
Ken Webster's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.612, 660ft-3.861/198.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.924.

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Left Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 10.421/79.43, Now #8
Right Lane: Alexis De Joria Runs 5.658/256.84, Now #1

Woznichak shook right off the starting line and clicked it off. DeJoria launched and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Alexis De Joria's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.539, 660ft-3.749/204.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.782.

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Left Lane: John Bojec Runs 5.874/236.17, Now #6
Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.640/255.97, Now #1

Gordon with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to the number one spot. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.517, 660ft-3.731/204.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.764. Bojec slowed on the top end.

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Left Lane: Brent Henry Runs 5.801/250.27, Now #5
Right Lane: Sean O'Bannon Runs 5.674/234.61, Now #3

O'Bannon was straight down the groove with a real nice pass. Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.527, 660ft-3.736/205.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.766. Henry gets into the top half of the show.

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Left Lane: John Lombardo Jr. No Time, Now #17
Right Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 5.627/256.65, Now #1

Lombardo Jr. with problems staging and then left before the tree was activated. Thompson with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot. Clint Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.519, 660ft-3.724/205.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.753.

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Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 12.009/91.13, Now #15
Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.727/258.17, Now #6

Gasparrelli shook and clicked it off. Bartone gets into the top half of the show. Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.585, 660ft-3.818/203.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.855.

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.741/253.71, Now #8
Right Lane: Mickey Ferro Runs 5.622/239.65, Now #1

Ferro launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.689/204.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.724. Payne with a good pass to get into the top half of the show. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.569, 660ft-3.807/201.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.855.

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