Fri, 20 May 2016, 19:24 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas 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:

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Left Lane: Charles McLaws Runs 12.897/43.38, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.875/254.28, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Burck Runs 10.167/78.64, Now #11; Best prior run: 26.838/23.48, Was #12

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,524 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

McLaws chute came out right at the hit...Burck with severe tire shake and attempted to get it to hook up, but was back into tire shake before he lifted.

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Left Lane: Jeff Jones No Time, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.631/252.99, Was #6
Right Lane: Lance Van Hauen No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.867/249.16, Was #8

Jones was real loose right at the hit and made a quick move toward the centerline taking out the 330-foot cones. Van Hauen had a rear wheel start, so he will not get a time. He had severe tire shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Steve Gasparrelli Runs 5.562/260.16, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.595/259.16, Was #4
Right Lane: Kris Hool Runs 5.668/260.46, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.639/261.32, Was #7

Gasparrelli launched hard and was straight down the groove to move up the ladder two spots. Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.675/206.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.698. Hool drove through tire shake right at the hit and still makes a good looking pass. He will stay in the number seven spot. Kris Hool's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.559, 660ft-3.774/205.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.803.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.536/265.22, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.583/264.91, Was #3
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 10.235/84.16, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.604/262.85, Was #5

Gordon launched hard and keep it hooked up and hitting on all eight to move up the ladder one spot. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.490, 660ft-3.681/208.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.688. Payne with severe tire shake and made a move toward the wall before he lifted.

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Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 8.295/109.25, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.495/267.11, Was #1
Right Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 10.755/108.39, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.584/255.92, Was #4

Januik started to shake around 150 feet and clicked it off. Thompson with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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