Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 16:41 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Matthew Cummings Runs 5.208/275.68, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.238/273.06, Was #6
Right Lane: Aaron Cooper Runs 16.262/45.39, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.255/278.97, Was #8

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,570 feet.

Cummings with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Matthew Cummings' incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.384, 660ft-3.467/230.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.399.

Cooper is up in smoke right the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.221/278.17, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.219/274.24, Was #5
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.243/278.38, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.291/273.12, Was #11

Nataas with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.396, 660ft-3.489/229.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.418.

Fricke kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the field. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.418, 660ft-3.511/229.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.441.

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Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.169/279.17, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.232/277.20, Was #6
Right Lane: Joey Severance No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.255/273.01, Was #10

Cowie launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.899 sec., 330ft-2.313, 660ft-3.413/224.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.362.

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Left Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 5.196/278.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.143/279.07, Was #1
Right Lane: Matt Sackman Runs 5.336/272.53, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.376/273.27, Was #17

Coughlin is straight down the groove with another great pass. He holds on to the number one spot. Mike Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.390, 660ft-3.468/232.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.393.

Sackman with his quickest pass ot the weekend to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Bob Button No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.418/260.64, Was #18
Right Lane: Not on File No Time, Now #19; No Prior Run

Button leaf before the tree was activated, so he will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Karl Brounkowski Runs 5.340/256.53, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.355/252.99, Was #15
Right Lane: Not on File No Time, Now #19; No Prior Run

Brounkowski is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number 15 spot.

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Left Lane: Madison Payne Runs 5.239/277.57, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.316/275.53, Was #13
Right Lane: Nick Spiegel Runs 5.785/154.53, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.360/246.24, Was #17

Payne kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number seventh spot. Madison Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.403, 660ft-3.496/228.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.433.

Spiegel starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Not on File No Time, Now #19; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 15.839/44.55, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.356/271.13, Was #16

Sampey lost traction right at the hit and will stay in the number 16 spot.

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Left Lane: Hunter Green Runs 5.277/272.38, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.214/275.82, Was #5
Right Lane: James Stevens Runs 5.333/269.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.312/270.30, Was #13

Green with another good pass, but will not improve. Hunter Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.429, 660ft-3.526/228.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.463.

Stevens with a clean pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Kirk Wolf Runs 9.091/87.28, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.209/272.17, Was #4
Right Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 5.259/269.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.248/266.41, Was #9

Wolf is up in smoke early and clicks it off.

Stewart is straight down the groove, he kept it hooked up. Tony Stewart's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.389, 660ft-3.485/227.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.433.

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