Sat, 21 May 2016, 13:19 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Bob Orme |
TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster 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:
Left Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 13.346/86.91, Now #14; Best prior run: 10.832/98.54, Was #14
Right Lane: Matthew Cummings Runs 5.582/251.30, Now #11; Best prior run: 10.111/45.37, Was #13
11:52 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,668 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.
Guest was up in smoke on the hit. A smooth pass for Cummings.
Matthew Cummings' incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.653/204.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.692.
Left Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.489/251.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.730/230.02, Was #13
Right Lane: Randy Meyer Runs 5.307/268.60, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.488/269.40, Was #8
Bradshaw dropped a cylinder just before half track. No problems for Meyer.
Alan Bradshaw's incremental times:
60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.606/211.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.612.
Randy Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.922 sec.,
330ft-2.421, 660ft-3.540/225.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.484.
Left Lane: Gary Cooper Runs 6.346/162.49, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.642/253.95, Was #13
Right Lane: James Stevens Runs 8.418/119.22, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.434/262.54, Was #8
Stevens smoked the tires almost immediately. Cooper had at least one cylinder out and he lifted at half track.
Left Lane: Mike Newkirk Runs 11.107/96.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.516/254.90, Was #11
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.687/250.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.350/260.76, Was #7
Newkirk shook and smoked the tires on the launch. Fricke dropped a cylinder around half track.
Jackie Fricke's
incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.783/209.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.802.
Left Lane: John Finke Runs 7.186/124.98, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.494/264.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 21.994/37.07, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.332/274.83, Was #6
Copeland was up in smoke right after the hit. Finke had severe tire shake and he lifted.
Left Lane: Megan Meyer Runs 5.250/270.54, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.287/268.81, Was #2
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.275/272.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.330/271.13, Was #5
A very good looking drag race! Meyer takes the top spot for now.
Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec.,
330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.494/226.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.433.
Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.355,
660ft-3.480/221.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.450.
Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.266/272.34, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.282/273.72, Was #3
Right Lane: Lee Callaway Runs 5.292/271.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.298/270.10, Was #4
Another good looking pair to bring Top Alcohol Dragster qualifying to an end.
Chris Demke's incremental times:
60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.344, 660ft-3.473/219.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.442.
Lee Callaway's incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec.,
330ft-2.362, 660ft-3.494/218.87 mph, 1,000ft-4.464.
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