Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 22:51 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada 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:
Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.287/270.64, Now #4; Best prior run: 12.167/61.54, Was #21
Right Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 6.151/172.65, Now #20; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,187 feet.
Severance launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.485/218.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.458.
Baldwin was dropping cylinders on the right and it was pushing her out of the groove and she clicked it off.
Left Lane: James Stevens Runs 6.276/158.19, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.529/144.74, Was #22
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 5.297/266.74, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.767/187.99, Was #18
Stevens started to drift out of the groove and he clicked it off.
Sampey kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to move into the top half of the show. Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.417, 660ft-3.522/226.09 mph, 1,000ft-4.469.
Left Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 7.890/114.21, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.632/171.25, Was #22
Right Lane: Eric Chesleigh Runs 5.484/260.76, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.761/235.10, Was #18
Grisel started to lose traction and clicked it off.
Chesleigh is straight down the groove to get in the show. Eric Chesleigh's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.626/212.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.627.
Left Lane: Trevor Larkin Runs 6.025/240.55, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.800/248.57, Was #19
Right Lane: Bob Button Runs 5.437/259.46, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.739/257.24, Was #18
Larkin starts to drift out of the groove and clicks it off.
Button with a good looking pass, straight down the groove to get in the show. Bob Button's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.379, 660ft-3.554/209.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.571.
Left Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 5.572/245.94, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.656/241.71, Was #18
Right Lane: Mitch Myers Runs 5.519/264.08, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.518/265.43, Was #17
Eakins with a clean pass, but will not get in the show.
Myers just a tick slower from earlier today and will stay in the number 17 spot.
Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.337/272.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.435/269.08, Was #14
Right Lane: Ron Anderson Runs 5.351/268.97, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.414/266.69, Was #13
This is a good side-by-side drag race.
Demke kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to move up the ladder four spots. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.534/216.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.511.
Anderson is straight down the groove and moves up the ladder one spot. Ron Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.578/222.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.527.
Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.439/261.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.407/254.95, Was #14
Right Lane: Taylor Vetter Runs 5.321/273.11, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.354/272.67, Was #13
Nataas with another clean pass, but will not improve.
Vetter kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the 1320 to go to the number 10 spot. Taylor Vetter's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.535/218.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.499.
Left Lane: Kirk Wolf Runs 5.321/274.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.303/270.27, Was #7
Right Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 5.354/268.87, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.350/266.90, Was #12
Wolf with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Kirk Wolf's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.567/226.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.508.
Coughlin is straight down the groove with a good clean pass, just a tick slower than earlier today. Mike Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.578/224.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.527.
Left Lane: Madison Payne Runs 5.240/272.12, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.293/275.00, Was #5
Right Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 10.945/77.60, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.321/273.55, Was #9
Payne launched hard and kept the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Madison Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.382, 660ft-3.481/226.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.423.
Stewart lost traction right off the starting line and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Hunter Green Runs 5.330/270.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.282/269.29, Was #4
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.268/268.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.309/268.17, Was #8
Green with another good looking pass, hitting on all eight all the way down the track. He will not improve. Hunter Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.555/223.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.506.
Fricke launched hard and kept it hooked up all the way. She goes to the number three spot. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.495/226.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.441.
Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 15.994/69.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.223/276.46, Was #1
Right Lane: Kim Parker Runs 5.486/253.42, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.271/270.48, Was #4
Cowie lost traction right at the hit and clicks it off.
Parker with a clean pass, but will not improve.
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