Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 19:27 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Ashley Sanford Runs 5.298/267.11, Now #1; Best prior run: 16.721/61.16, Was #17

Sanford launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to to go to the number one spot. She runs the quickest pass in here career. Ashley Sanford's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.412, 660ft-3.525/225.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.472.

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Left Lane: Lee Callaway Runs 6.648/120.49, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.588/108.51, Was #16

Callaway lost traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Karl Brounkowski Runs 13.107/65.15, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.374/227.69, Was #15
Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.453/260.56, Now #11; Best prior run: 22.899/42.89, Was #18

Brounkowski is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle. Copeland is straight down the groove to get in the show. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.485, 660ft-3.622/219.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.600.

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Left Lane: Todd Odom Runs 5.386/273.39, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.662/263.62, Was #15
Right Lane: David Brounkowski Runs 5.431/260.97, Now #11; Best prior run: 13.953/84.37, Was #18

Odom with a good looking pass to get into the top half of the show. Todd Odom's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.456, 660ft-3.606/220.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.568. Brounkowski is straight down the groove to get in the show. David Brounkowski's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.514, 660ft-3.624/224.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.583.

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Left Lane: John Finke Runs 5.391/262.69, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.439/262.54, Was #12
Right Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.939/255.29, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.610/266.95, Was #16

Finke improves to get into the top half of the show. John Finke's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.593/224.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.551. Domingue is dropping cylinders right at the hit and it cleans up on the top end, but he will not improve.

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Left Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.396/262.44, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.392/266.53, Was #9
Right Lane: Megan McKernan Runs 5.418/270.32, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.540/264.75, Was #15

Reichert with another good pass, but he will not improve...Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.451, 660ft-3.587/220.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.554. McKernan makes a move in the right direction...Megan McKernan's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.634/220.98 mph, 1,000ft-4.593.

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Left Lane: Shayne Lawson Runs 5.307/270.32, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.366/271.68, Was #5
Right Lane: Aaron Tatum Runs 5.505/265.17, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.484/264.70, Was #15

Lawson launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Shayne Lawson's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.430, 660ft-3.541/225.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.486. Tatum had a hole or two out right at the hit and never got them to clean up. He will not improve on this run. Aaron Tatum's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.512, 660ft-3.669/213.87 mph, 1,000ft-4.655.

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Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.351/257.78, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.338/268.12, Was #5
Right Lane: James Thompson Runs 5.352/268.92, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.424/263.72, Was #11

This was a great side-by-side drag race. Manners will not improve, but still a good looking pass. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.922 sec., 330ft-2.402, 660ft-3.526/221.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.497. Thompson moves up into the top half of the show. James Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.435, 660ft-3.563/219.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.521.

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Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.299/271.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.317/271.90, Was #4
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.424/265.48, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.367/266.58, Was #7

Demke keep it hooked up all the way down the 1320, and just misses the top spot by 0.001 seconds. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.351, 660ft-3.493/216.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.471. Fricke with another good pass, but will not improve. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.620/219.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.587.

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Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 10.504/78.63, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.314/269.62, Was #4

Severance lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off..

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