Sat, 15 May 2021, 12:46 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Lane 1: Jasmine Salinas Runs 5.369/227.65, Now #13; Best prior run: 10.437/77.47, Was #15
Lane 2: Megan Smith Runs 10.169/89.79, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.670/256.89, Was #14
Lane 4: Joey Severance Runs 5.294/272.72, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.342/263.20, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 30.29 inches, adjusted altitude 1,410 feet.

Salinas was on a good, but clicked it off early. Jasmine Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.423, 660ft-3.512/232.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.447.

Smith was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Severance with a great pass to move into the top half of the show. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.506/220.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.473.

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Lane 1: James Stevens Runs 12.376/71.09, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.366/269.46, Was #12
Lane 2: Tom Fox Jr. Runs 10.728/104.14, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.334/269.24, Was #10
Lane 3: Will Smith Runs 16.258/52.68, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.556/249.07, Was #14
Lane 4: Corey Michalek Runs 12.126/72.69, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.317/268.22, Was #9

Stevens lost traction right at the hit.

Fox started to lose traction right off the starting line.

Smith was up n smoke right at the hit.

Michalek started to lose traction right at the hit.

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Lane 1: Dan Dietrich Runs 5.399/267.16, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.341/267.69, Was #11
Lane 2: Mick Steele Runs 5.250/278.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.234/279.27, Was #5
Lane 3: Matthew Cummings Runs 18.644/36.95, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.276/271.57, Was #7
Lane 4: Duane Shields Runs 5.339/276.92, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.254/278.81, Was #6

Dietrich was straight down the groove, but will not improve. Dan Dietrich's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.570/216.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.559.

Steele with another good pass, but will not improve. Mick Steele's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.517/229.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.448.

Cummings is up in smoke right at the hit.

Shields with a good pass, but will not improve.

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Lane 1: Rachel Meyer Runs 5.181/278.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.184/281.13, Was #2
Lane 2: Julie Nataas Runs 5.150/276.80, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.155/273.72, Was #1
Lane 3: Karen Stalba Runs 5.147/281.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.187/280.14, Was #3
Lane 4: Robin Samsel Runs 5.198/277.32, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.233/275.17, Was #4

This was a great quad.

Meyer is straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend. Rachel Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.477/232.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.391.

Nataas launched hard and kept it hooked up with her quickest pass of the weekend. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.363, 660ft-3.441/233.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.354.

Stalba kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. She runs her career quickest and fastest pass. Karen Stalba's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.344, 660ft-3.433/230.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.355.

Samsel with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number four spot. Robin Samsel's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.386, 660ft-3.470/230.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.396.

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