Fri, 14 May 2021, 15:27 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Lane 2: Corey Michalek Runs 5.418/267.37, Now #1
Lane 3: Jasmine Salinas Runs 16.954/62.40, Now #3
Lane 4: Megan Smith Runs 5.696/259.91, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,384 feet.

Michalek is straight down the groove with a nice pass. Corey Michalek's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.494, 660ft-3.632/221.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.587.

Salinas is back after her big blowover in Gainesville. She lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

smith with a good pass to start the weekend. Megan Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.621, 660ft-3.831/208.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.838.

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Lane 1: Matthew Cummings Runs 34.220/60.24, Now #7
Lane 2: Robin Samsel Runs 5.233/275.17, Now #1
Lane 3: Dan Dietrich Runs 5.525/252.28, Now #3
Lane 4: Tom Fox Jr. Runs 8.499/168.30, Now #5

Cummings is up in smoke and clicked it off.

Samsel is straight down the groove with a goo pass. Robin Samsel's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.502/230.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.431.

Dietrich with a nice pass. Dan Dietrich's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.440, 660ft-3.634/208.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.644.

Fox Jr. started to lose traction early and clicked it off.

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Lane 1: Will Smith Runs 16.651/54.81, Now #9
Lane 2: Joey Severance Runs 5.342/263.20, Now #3
Lane 3: James Stevens Runs 5.366/269.46, Now #4
Lane 4: Mick Steele Runs 5.279/272.78, Now #2

Smith was up in smoke and clicked it off.

Severance back from he wreck in Las BVegas and he make a good looking pass. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.526/218.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.506.

Stevens with a real nice pass to start the weekend. James Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.544/214.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.531.

Steele kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Mick Steele's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.528/227.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.465.

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Lane 1: Karen Stalba Runs 5.207/279.38, Now #3
Lane 2: Duane Shields Runs 5.254/278.81, Now #5
Lane 3: Rachel Meyer Runs 5.184/281.13, Now #1
Lane 4: Julie Nataas Runs 5.190/278.63, Now #2

This was a great quad.

Stalba to the number three spot. Karen Stalba's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.366, 660ft-3.474/227.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.408.

Shields with a good clean pass. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.412, 660ft-3.517/227.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.453.

Meyer kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Rachel Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.473/230.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.392.

Nataas was right there with her to the number two spot. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.383, 660ft-3.471/231.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.392.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink