Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 13:32 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA 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: Chris Foster Runs 5.691/257.87, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.721/256.50, Was #10
Right Lane: Kirk Williams Runs 5.847/258.07, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.706/255.43, Was #9

12:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,343 feet.

Foster stuttered off the line but was still able to make his quickest pass of the weekend. No problems for Williams.

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Left Lane: Johan Lindberg Runs 17.152/42.31, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.706/257.48, Was #9
Right Lane: Bill Bernard Runs 5.616/256.60, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.667/254.18, Was #7

Lindberg had traction troubles right off the line. He pedaled it a couple times before he gave up on the run. A smooth pass by Bernard.

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Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.567/266.21, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.549/266.32, Was #3

A solid run by Bohl. Andy Bohl's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.512, 660ft-3.710/208.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.721.

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Left Lane: Kris Hool Runs 5.538/262.49, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.583/261.42, Was #5
Right Lane: John Lombardo Jr. Runs 10.677/78.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.540/269.40, Was #2

Lombardo shook the tires on the launch and he was off the throttle at about 150 feet.

Hool matches his first round qualifying effort. Kris Hool's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.470, 660ft-3.663/209.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.680.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 12.641/79.44, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.566/269.13, Was #5
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 10.025/85.73, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.531/265.27, Was #1

Both cars shook the tires on the launch and both drivers lifted. This is the 67th time Jay Payne has qualified in the number 1 position in Top Alcohol Funny Car.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink