Fri, 16 Oct 2015, 19:50 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, 30th 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:
Left Lane: Bradley Thompson Runs 5.395/262.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 15.815/69.91, Was #20
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,918 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.
Thompson launched hard
and keep it hooked up to make a career best pass to go to the number ten spot. Bradley Thompson's
incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.561/215.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.549.
Left Lane: Gary Cooper Runs 5.546/241.20, Now #14; Best prior run: 15.580/67.45, Was #20
Cooper launched hard and keep it hooked up to get into the show. Gary Cooper's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.635/217.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.638.
Left Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.291/272.23, Now #2; Best prior run: 11.262/98.98, Was #19
Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.348/252.05, Now #7; Best prior run: 15.458/79.50, Was #20
Taliaferro launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. His quickest and fastest pass of the season. Mark Taliaferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.530/224.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.475. Pierce with a real good pass to get in the show. Brandon Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.417, 660ft-3.535/221.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.486.
Left Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.356/268.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.857/134.48, Was #20
Right Lane: Shayne Lawson Runs 5.369/266.90, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.406/108.06, Was #18
Copeland was straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.577/225.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.527. Lawson with his quickest pass of the season to get to move up the ladder one spot. Shayne Lawson's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.437, 660ft-3.573/220.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.538.
Left Lane: Lee Callaway Runs 10.256/76.58, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.878/125.44, Was #20
Right Lane: Tripp Tatum Runs 5.474/265.59, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.531/269.03, Was #17
Callaway started to mix up cylinders early and clicked it off. Tatum improves, but not enough to get in the show. Tripp Tatum's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.515, 660ft-3.666/217.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.640.
Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.317/264.55, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.252/167.16, Was #19
Right Lane: Aaron Tatum Runs 5.614/260.31, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.455/267.11, Was #16
Cowie with a good looking pass until right in the lights when the engine, ut still gets into the top half of the show. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.363, 660ft-3.495/217.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.475. Tatum dropped a cylinder early and never got it to pick back up.
Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.321/270.59, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.372/270.32, Was #13
Right Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 5.408/264.49, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.437/262.28, Was #16
shields launched hard and keep it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.430, 660ft-3.548/223.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.501. Thacker improves on his run from earlier, but stays on the bump. Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.567/214.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.561.
Left Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.248/272.67, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.367/272.28, Was #12
Right Lane: Bill Litton Runs 5.350/270.92, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.391/266.21, Was #14
Domingue launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the top of the list with his career quickest pass. Buddy Domingue's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.492/226.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.436. Litton with a real nice pass, his career fastest pass to move up the ladder three spots. Bill Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.566/220.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.527.
Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.282/257.83, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.365/251.34, Was #13
Right Lane: James Thompson Runs 5.361/263.36, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.333/267.64, Was #8
Manners keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.475/224.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.432. Thompson with another good pass, but doesn't improve.
Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.414/256.02, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.339/265.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Mia Tedesco Runs 5.337/265.06, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.319/270.43, Was #7
a couple good passes, but no help for either driver...Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.373, 660ft-3.530/212.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.546.
Mia Tedesco's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.545/223.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.503.
Left Lane: David Sheetz Runs 5.627/199.02, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.285/273.39, Was #3
Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.311/273.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.312/272.89, Was #5
Sheetz was mixing up cylinders and slowed on the top end. Demke with another good looking pass, but will stay in the number five spot. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.390, 660ft-3.520/218.87 mph, 1,000ft-4.490.
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