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Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 12:16 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 3 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:

Right Lane: Lee Callaway Runs 5.497/231.44, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.878/125.44, Was #20

Callaway with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Marty Thacker is on the bump spot at 5.408.

Right Lane: Gary Cooper Runs 5.370/271.46, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.546/241.20, Was #20

Cooper launched hard and keep it hooked up and was straight down the groove. Gary Cooper's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.587/220.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.549. He gets into the show at the number 15 spot. Bradley Thompson is on the bump spot at 5.395.

Left Lane: Tripp Tatum Runs 6.487/145.14, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.474/265.59, Was #19
Right Lane: Bradley Thompson Runs 15.303/71.42, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.395/262.90, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,622 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Tatum starts mixing up cylinders and finally clicks it off. Thompson is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Aaron Tatum Runs 5.410/271.24, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.455/267.11, Was #18
Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.316/269.51, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.356/268.71, Was #13

Tatum with his quickest pass of the weekend, but hew will not get in the show. Aaron Tatum's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.471, 660ft-3.618/219.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.582. Copeland launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number six spot. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.441, 660ft-3.552/225.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.493.

Left Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 5.357/264.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.408/264.49, Was #17
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.282/275.17, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.339/265.64, Was #11

Thacker launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the number 14 spot with his quickest pass of the weekend. Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.361, 660ft-3.512/214.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.509. Severance with a great pass, his quickest of the weekend to go to the number two spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.504/219.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.466.

Left Lane: Shayne Lawson No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.369/266.90, Was #15
Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.274/275.17, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.321/270.59, Was #10

Lawson is shut off after the burnout. Shields launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great looking pass to go to the number two spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.520/226.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.463.

Left Lane: Bill Litton Runs 5.377/272.67, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.350/270.92, Was #13
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 6.398/149.76, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.317/264.55, Was #9

Litton with another good pass, but will not improve. Bill Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.604/222.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.559. Cowie starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.757/201.70, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.348/252.05, Was #12
Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 9.813/94.88, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.291/272.23, Was #6

Pierce clicked it off early. Taliaferro starts to lose traction early and clicks it off.

Left Lane: James Thompson Runs 5.344/269.29, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.333/267.64, Was #11
Right Lane: David Sheetz No Time, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.285/273.39, Was #5

Thompson launched hard and keep it hooked up to make another good pass, but he will not improve. James Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.428, 660ft-3.556/222.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.518. Sheetz was up in smoke right at the hit and then the chutes deployed and he came to a stop around 1000 feet.

Left Lane: Mia Tedesco Runs 5.468/276.63, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.319/270.43, Was #10
Right Lane: Michael Manners No Time, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.282/257.83, Was #4

Tedesco started to shake the tires and pedaled it... Mia Tedesco's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.709/219.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.662. Manners was shut off after the burnout.

Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.259/274.94, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.311/273.88, Was #7
Right Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.270/263.41, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.248/272.67, Was #1

Demke launched hard and keep it hooked up and goes straight to the number two spot. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.349, 660ft-3.478/219.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.443. Domingue with another great pass, but will not improve. He stays number one for the third time in his career.

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