Fri, 04 Aug 2017, 19:46 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest 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: Joey Severance Runs 5.270/272.34, Now #1; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Todd Swinford Runs 5.422/230.88, Now #4; Best prior run: 14.912/81.02, Was #7

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.48 inches, adjusted altitude 3,262 feet, track temperature 136 degrees.

Severance's run was thrown out in round one. He comes back and launched heard and kept it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.892 sec., 330ft-2.355, 660ft-3.482/219.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.448.

Swinford was on a clean pass, but slowed on the top end. but still goes into the top half of the show. Todd Swinford's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.549/221.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.515.

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Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.404/271.84, Now #4; Best prior run: 12.506/72.31, Was #8
Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.627/264.29, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.556/265.33, Was #6

Bateman was straight down the groove with a good clean pass. Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.643/223.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.589.

Ahten with another clean pass, but will not improve. Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.611, 660ft-3.801/213.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.785.

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Right Lane: Kim Parker Runs 5.292/274.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.337/267.69, Was #3

Parker with a great pass, she kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Kim Parker's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.549/226.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.483.

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Left Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.426/236.71, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.440/241.80, Was #6
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.258/274.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.331/272.01, Was #3

Grisel is straight down the groove and improves, but will stay in the number six spot. Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.409, 660ft-3.540/222.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.517.

Cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.355, 660ft-3.482/219.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.441.

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