Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 02:14 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, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jordan Pawlick Runs 6.361/182.33, Now #2
Right Lane: John Evanchuk Runs 6.230/220.33, Now #1

Pawlick clicked it of early...John Evanchuk's incremental times: 60ft-1.037 sec., 330ft-2.659, 660ft-4.030/173.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.224.

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Left Lane: Jeff Ashwell Runs 6.142/243.50, Now #1
Right Lane: Keeter Ray Runs 12.522/58.50, Now #4

Ray started to shake and clicked it off...Ashwell was straight down the groove. Jeff Ashwell's incremental times: 60ft-1.138 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.124/191.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.218.

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Left Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.772/251.86, Now #1
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.805/251.81, Now #2

This was a good drag race as they are both straight down the groove. Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.833/200.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.883.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.598, 660ft-3.853/198.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.911.

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Left Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 5.668/252.95, Now #2
Right Lane: Paul Gill Runs 5.659/255.39, Now #1

Gill with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot. Paul Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.740/204.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.778. Tigges goes to the number two spot. Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.509, 660ft-3.732/202.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.779.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.717/253.04, Now #3
Right Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 11.757/99.21, Now #9

Thompson shook and clicked it off...Gordon with a nice pass. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.785/201.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.829.

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Left Lane: Kris Hool Runs 6.160/211.03, Now #8
Right Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.839/243.59, Now #6

Kris Hool's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.703, 660ft-4.043/187.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.155.
Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.857/198.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.923.

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Left Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 5.987/195.56, Now #7
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 8.909/125.74, Now #12

Payne with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and clicked it off. Lombardo Jr. gets into the top half of the show. John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.066 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.825/204.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.906.

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Left Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.681/253.33, Now #4
Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.560/260.51, Now #1

Bartone with a great pass to go to then number one spot. Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.677/208.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.696. Bateman gets into the top half of the field. Roger Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.539, 660ft-3.755/203.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.795.

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