Sat, 25 May 2013, 14:19 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at Maple Grove Raceway listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Mike Burns Runs 5.645/234.82, Now #1
Right Lane: Bruce Horner Runs 17.982/36.44, Now #2

1:45 p.m. - Horner shook the rear tires hard and clicked it off. Burns drifted out of the groove and came close to hitting the foam blocks.

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Left Lane: Dan Dietrich Runs 5.859/255.87, Now #3
Right Lane: Karen Stalba Runs 5.383/264.29, Now #1

Stalba had her best ET and speed of the season with a strong run down the groove. Dietrich's car shook the tires and did a little hop about 200 feet out from the starting line. His car drifted right past the finish line and got very close to Stalba's car.

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Left Lane: Frank Schuster Runs 5.444/261.22, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Kosky Runs 11.217/57.74, Now #5

Kosky was quicker to 60 feet but popped a blower at about 150 feet and let out the chutes. Schuster had a clean run to move into the number two spot in the order for now.

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Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.548/247.07, Now #4
Right Lane: Rishi Kanick Runs 5.289/271.90, Now #1

Kanick took over the top spot in the order for now with a strong run right down the groove. Fricke also had a good run to move into the number four spot for now.

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Left Lane: John Finke Runs 10.285/81.62, Now #8
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 10.117/115.85, Now #7

Finke launched hard, shook the tires, pedaled it once, shook again, then clicked it off. Shields shook the tires as soon as he left the starting line and shut the car down right away.

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Left Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.422/265.85, Now #3
Right Lane: Wayne Morris Runs 5.547/258.42, Now #5

McPhillips' car took a little hop about 200 feet from the starting line. He pedaled it once and got back on the throttle to finish the run. Morris rove through tire shake to make the field for now.

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Left Lane: Dan Page Runs 11.818/87.65, Now #13
Right Lane: Richard Bourke Runs 5.422/259.66, Now #4

Page launched and the car pretty much stayed at the starting line with the rear tires spinning and smoking. His 60 foot time was 1.356 seconds. Bourke moved into the number four spot in the order with a fairly clean run down the groove. He had some tire shake but not enough to make him lift off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 5.890/225.48, Now #11
Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.578/255.97, Now #8

Mercier drove through some tire shake at 100 feet and his car trailed smoke at 1,000 feet. He was not quick enough to get into the field. Reichert made the field but is on the bump spot at the end of the first session.

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