Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 13:48 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th 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:
Left Lane: Bob McCosh Runs 5.492/266.76, Now #3; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Not on File No Time, Now #18; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,389 feet.
McCosh launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Bob McCosh's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.649/212.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.647.
Left Lane: Kyle Smith Runs 5.525/258.99, Now #6; Best prior run: 10.808/85.15, Was #17
Right Lane: Chip Beverett Runs 5.547/263.60, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.509/120.96, Was #15
Smith kept it hooked up and gets in the show, up into the top half of the show. Kyle Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.448, 660ft-3.636/208.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.656.
Beverett is straight down the groove with a nice pass to move up the ladder five spot.
Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.459/269.04, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.472/92.48, Was #17
Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 5.678/231.65, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.986/186.61, Was #15
Bellemeur launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.627/213.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.620.
Martin starts to use up an engine...he is now the bump spot.
Left Lane: Matt Gill Runs 5.549/266.02, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.077/161.52, Was #17
Right Lane: Hunter Jones Runs 5.563/261.43, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.584/262.47, Was #13
Gill makes a quick move toward the centerline, but reels it in to get in the show.
Jones makes a quicker pass than his pass from yesterday.
Left Lane: Christine Foster Runs 6.822/147.46, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.640/259.41, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.558/260.57, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.547/258.80, Was #12
Foster is out of the groove early and starts to rattle the tires and clicks it off.
Whiteley with another good pass, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Mark Billington Runs 5.596/261.05, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.619/260.67, Was #15
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.537/264.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.545/266.82, Was #10
Billington is straight down the groove with his quickest pass, but stays in the number 15 spot.
Westerfield kept it hooked up and moves up the ladder one spot.
Left Lane: Chris Foster Runs 5.494/268.13, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.540/265.49, Was #10
Right Lane: Phil Esz Runs 5.539/262.96, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.531/262.65, Was #8
Foster launched hard and kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Chris Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.473, 660ft-3.649/211.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.650.
Esz with another good pass, just a few ticks of his pass from yesterday.
Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 13.651/89.46, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.500/265.19, Was #6
Right Lane: Madison Gordon Runs 8.308/109.41, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.503/267.51, Was #7
Hough with severe tire shake right at the hit.
Gordon drive into tire shake and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Mick Steele Runs 6.754/141.31, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.461/263.47, Was #2
Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.511/267.84, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.490/268.18, Was #3
Steele was mixing up cylinders early and clicked it off.
Whiteley is straight down the groove with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.495, 660ft-3.672/211.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.670.
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