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Sat, 31 Oct 2015, 13:12 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals 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: Al Moeser Runs 5.427/263.77, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.748/251.25, Was #20

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,493 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Moeser launched hard and keep it hooked up to go straight down the groove. He goes from outside the show to all the way up to the number four spot. He runs his quickest pass of the season. Al Moeser's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.617/219.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.586.

Left Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 5.890/236.59, Now #21; Best prior run: 5.706/238.30, Was #20
Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.281/266.95, Now #1; No Prior Run

Eakins was dropping cylinders right from the hit and he will not improve. Manners keep it hooked up all the way down the 1320 to go to the number one spot. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.395, 660ft-3.504/224.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.453.

Left Lane: Tripp Tatum Runs 5.603/261.83, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.672/212.16, Was #20
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.386/267.06, Now #5; Best prior run: 17.753/49.43, Was #23

Tatum was out of the groove early and then reeled it in, he did improve on yesterday's E.T., but not enough to get in the show. Severance launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to from the outside of the show up to the number five spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.922 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.559/214.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.546.

Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.441/250.74, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.576/245.54, Was #18
Right Lane: David Sheetz Runs 5.528/264.75, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.978/245.72, Was #23

Fricke with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.603/219.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.574. Sheetz with a quick pedal job around 200 feet and got it to stick, but will not get into the show.

Left Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 13.968/70.66, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.546/253.52, Was #19
Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.334/263.87, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.649/252.19, Was #22

Ahten was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Copeland with a great looking pass to go to the number two spot. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.407, 660ft-3.536/221.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.495.

Left Lane: Ashley Sanford Runs 5.386/268.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.505/263.20, Was #16
Right Lane: Megan McKernan Runs 5.335/270.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.616/257.87, Was #22

This was great side-by-side drag race with Sanford getting off the bubble and into the top half of the show. Ashley Sanford's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.597/223.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.558. McKernan launched hard and keep it hooked up to go from outside the show to the number three spot. Megan McKernan's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.574/225.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.516.

Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.362/269.40, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.495/265.64, Was #16
Right Lane: John Finke Runs 5.497/252.52, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.524/245.63, Was #19

Shields made a quick move toward the centerline around 250 feet out, but stayed with it to get off the bump spot and into the top half of the show. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.461, 660ft-3.589/222.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.540. Finke improves, but just misses getting into the show. John Finke's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.494, 660ft-3.644/216.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.628.

Right Lane: Derik Milanesio Runs 25.216/572.27, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.522/250.09, Was #19

Milanesio was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.249/269.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.477/265.90, Was #14
Right Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.438/253.14, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.499/248.34, Was #18

Bateman launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight and hooked up to go to the number one spot. Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.482/225.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.427. Bradshaw with a real nice pass to get in the show, up to the number 12 spot. Alan Bradshaw's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.569/218.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.563.

Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.379/267.00, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.443/265.64, Was #14
Right Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 5.449/257.92, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.479/258.57, Was #16

Cowie with a good looking pass to move him up the ladder five spots to the number nine spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.400, 660ft-3.553/215.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.539. Ferre was straight down the groove to get off the bump spot. Cameron Ferre's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.474, 660ft-3.627/218.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.596.

Left Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.336/274.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.371/277.09, Was #7
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.512/260.51, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.468/260.97, Was #16

St. Arnaud with a real nice pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Don St. Arnaud's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.470, 660ft-3.588/224.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.528. No help here for Grisel and he stays on the bump spot.

Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.370/272.67, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.352/269.40, Was #6
Right Lane: Bill Litton Runs 11.797/84.47, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.371/268.44, Was #8

Demke with another great pass, but will not improve. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.574/217.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.546. Litton was up in smoke early and clicked it off.

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