Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 14:18 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals 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:
Right Lane: Jerry Kumre Runs 5.538/259.16, Now #15; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 56 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,251 feet.
Kumre kept it hooked up and is straight down the groove to get in the show.
Right Lane: Shaunda Blinzler Runs 5.335/276.24, Now #11; No Prior Run
Blinzler kept it hooked up to get in the show.
Left Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 5.303/276.07, Now #8; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Hunter Green Runs 5.298/271.46, Now #7; Best prior run: 28.602/792.82, Was #21
Coughlin launched hard and was straight down the groove and into the show. Mike Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.550/224.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.494.
Gree kept it hitting and hooked up to go to the number seven spot. Hunter Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.451, 660ft-3.546/228.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.482.
Left Lane: Kim Parker Runs 5.304/265.38, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.737/259.91, Was #19
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.233/279.04, Now #2; Best prior run: 17.361/45.77, Was #22
Parker was straight down the groove to get tin the show. She goes to the number 10 spot.
Grisel launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Casey Grisel's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.511/231.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.434.
Left Lane: Trevor Larkin Runs 9.515/92.93, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.515/250.04, Was #19
Right Lane: Nick Spiegel Runs 5.565/259.36, Now #21; Best prior run: 11.354/80.31, Was #22
Larkin lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.
Spiegel makes a clean pass, but will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Joe Maynard Runs 5.293/271.79, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.339/271.30, Was #16
Right Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.262/274.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.473/272.12, Was #17
Maynard is straight down the groove to get off the bubble.
Fricke launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to get in the show. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.522/228.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.453.
Left Lane: Kirk Wolf Runs 5.281/274.89, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.316/272.94, Was #13
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 5.447/251.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.317/257.19, Was #14
wolf is straight down the groove into the top half of the show. Kirk Wolf's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.542/228.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.473.
Sampey with a clean pass, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 5.209/273.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.290/272.72, Was #9
Right Lane: Mitch Myers Runs 12.067/82.05, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.288/270.27, Was #8
Nataas kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Julie Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.475/229.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.403.
Myers lost traction and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.181/279.09, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.254/277.32, Was #5
Right Lane: Jon Bradford Runs 5.199/275.96, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.278/273.00, Was #7
cowie launched hard and was straight down the groove to the number two spot with a great pass. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.329, 660ft-3.432/225.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.377.
Bradford kept it hooked up and makes his career quickest pass to go to the number three spot. Jon Bradford's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.325, 660ft-3.437/222.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.388.
Left Lane: Aaron Olivarez Runs 5.236/267.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.240/264.86, Was #6
Right Lane: Madison Payne Runs 10.304/73.72, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.161/277.37, Was #1
Olivarez with his quickest pass this season to move into the top half of the show. Aaron Olivarez's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.402, 660ft-3.487/230.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.417.
Payne overpowered the track and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.228/275.22, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.898/104.73, Was #16
Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.216/276.92, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.320/273.72, Was #9
Severance is straight down the groove to get off the bump spot.
Demke moves into the top half of the show with a good looking pass.
Left Lane: Garrett Bateman No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.330/271.68, Was #17
Right Lane: Ron Anderson Runs 5.296/278.35, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.477/263.77, Was #19
Bateman front end broke after the burnout and he was shut off. He will not get in the show.
Anderson kept it hooked up to get in the show.
Kim Parker is on the bump spot at 5.304. this is the quickest field in Top Alcohol Dragster history.
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