Fri, 19 Jul 2013, 14:16 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

EPPING, N.H. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at New England Dragway listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jonathan Pickett Runs 5.875/249.53, Now #1

Pickett took his car down the groove.

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Left Lane: Bruce Horner Runs 5.703/245.85, Now #1
Right Lane: Jeff Veale Runs 5.724/261.72, Now #2

Another pair of runs by drivers who took their cars down the groove.

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Left Lane: Frank Schuster Runs 5.870/241.80, Now #4
Right Lane: Karen Stalba Runs 5.809/243.85, Now #3

Like the drivers before them, Schuster and Stalba went down their lanes to make the field.

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Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.788/238.26, Now #4
Right Lane: Wayne Morris Runs 5.655/254.57, Now #1

Morris had a strong run to move to the top of the order.

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Left Lane: John Finke Runs 5.550/252.38, Now #1
Right Lane: Rich McPhillips Runs 5.627/256.89, Now #2

Finke and McPhillips had the best two runs of the day, so far, to take the first and second spots in the order for now.

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Left Lane: Richard Bourke Runs 5.850/247.25, Now #9
Right Lane: Dan Page Runs 5.710/259.46, Now #5

Bourke had some tire shake and that slowed him. Page had a bit of shake but drove through it.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink