Fri, 30 Oct 2020, 19:17 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Bill Dunlap Runs 5.834/222.40, Now #1
Dunlap is making his National event debut. He has a hole out right at the hit, he clicks it off early.
Left Lane: Dusty Green Runs 7.377/178.33, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Burns Runs 5.382/266.79, Now #1
Green with his unique dragster, he clicks it off early.
Burns with a good clean pass to start the weekend. Mike Burns' incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.431, 660ft-3.580/218.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.547.
Left Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 14.725/77.31, Now #5
Right Lane: Steve Griboski Runs 5.378/268.22, Now #1
Ahten is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.
Griboski launched hard and kept it hooked up and with his career best E.T. and mph to go to the top spot. Steve Griboski's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.409, 660ft-3.562/215.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.543.
Left Lane: Ron Anderson Runs 14.902/69.79, Now #7
Right Lane: Brandon Greco Runs 5.329/251.02, Now #1
Anderson is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Greco is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the season to go to the number one spot. Brandon Greco's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.520/219.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.487.
Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.696/203.95, Now #5
Right Lane: Kim Parker Runs 5.317/270.10, Now #1
Januik was on a good pass and then the engine let go.
Parker launched hard and kept it hooked up with a good looking pass to go to the number one spot. Kim Parker's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.440, 660ft-3.546/225.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.494.
Left Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.400/263.67, Now #6
Right Lane: James Stevens Runs 5.330/271.41, Now #3
Grissel is straight down the groove with a nice pass. Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.602/220.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.565.
Stevens kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. James Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.527/217.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.503.
Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.262/273.77, Now #1
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke No Time, Now #13
Severance launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.355, 660ft-3.480/219.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.444.
Fricke did the burnout and the car didn't sound right and the crew shut her off.
Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.301/275.96, Now #2
Right Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.368/264.55, Now #6
Shields with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.443, 660ft-3.551/225.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.493.
Nataas with a good pass to get into the top half of the show. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.595/223.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.540.
Left Lane: Megan Meyer Runs 5.203/271.79, Now #1
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.208/276.80, Now #2
This is a great side-by-side drag race to go to the number one and two spots.
Meyer launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Megan Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.370, 660ft-3.464/228.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.393.
Cowie is right there with her to the number two spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.332, 660ft-3.445/222.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.397.
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