Fri, 29 Oct 2010, 02:52 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster 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: Megan Mc Kernan Runs 5.734/249.26, Now #1

11:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 27.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,201 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Mc Kernan hits the throttle and starts rattling the tires. She pedals once, then goes on through with a decent pass.

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Left Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 11.110/87.71, Now #3
Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.582/262.59, Now #1

Flynn goes up in smoke at the hit and clicks it off early. Pierce makes a clean run and takes the early pole.

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Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 5.626/245.23, Now #3
Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.614/246.66, Now #2

Bart and St. Arnaud go right down the groove with decent passes

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Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 5.516/254.18, Now #1
Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.647/208.84, Now #5

Two good looking runs here, both right down the groove.Rizzoli moves into the top spot, Ahten moves into the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Cody Perkins Runs 5.482/261.42, Now #2
Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.379/268.65, Now #1

Perkins moved around a little early in the run but kept it in the groove to get in the second spot for now. Taliaferro goes right down the groove and takes the pole for now.

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Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.361/265.17, Now #1
Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.573/261.83, Now #5

Manners spun the tires a little off the line then got the slicks to bite and makes a decent pass. Severance makes an impressive run and takes the pole for now.

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Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.445/249.53, Now #3
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.716/247.02, Now #11

Shields was a little sluggish off the line and never really made a good move. Nicholson makes a nice pass to get in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.406/265.06, Now #3
Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.543/261.93, Now #7

Guest put a cylinder out early in the run and never picked it up. Austin made a clean pass and gets in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.354/267.06, Now #1
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.543/210.11, Now #9

Cowie was on a good run but blew the engine about 1000 feet out. Whiteley makes the quickest pass of the weekend and takes the pole to end this session.

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