Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 07:36 AM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 61st annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Mark Whynaught No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: Mikel McQueen Runs 5.338/268.12, Now #1
Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,755 feet.
Whynaught is making his NHRA debut in Top Alcohol dragster. He leaves before the tree is activated and won't get a time. He lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.
McQueen is straight down the groove in his first National event in a Top alcohol dragster with his career quickest and fastest pass.
Left Lane: Cheyne Phillips Runs 9.524/83.20, Now #2
Right Lane: Nick Januik Runs 13.425/95.53, Now #3
Phillips lost traction early in the run and clicked it off.
Januik is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Jerry Kumre Runs 5.526/253.90, Now #3
Right Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.513/266.37, Now #2
Kumre is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.
Bateman with a clean pass to start the weekend.
Left Lane: Mitch Myers Runs 5.490/261.42, Now #3
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.425/263.36, Now #2
Myers is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.
Grisel kept it hooked up and hitting on al eight.
Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 5.301/262.95, Now #2
Right Lane: Kirk Wolf Runs 5.252/271.62, Now #1
Crampton kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make a good pass.
Wolf launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot.
Kirk Wolf's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.494/227.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.434.
Left Lane: Braiden Chesleigh Runs 12.270/81.70, Now #9
Right Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 16.015/63.78, Now #11
Chesleigh was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Eakins also was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 6.650/139.27, Now #8
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey No Time, Now #13
Demke started to lose traction early and pedaled it, but didn't get it too hook up and clicked it off.
Sampey was up in smoke right at the hit nd clicked it off, she came to a stop on the track before the finish line.
Left Lane: Mitch Kalitta Runs 18.368/40.86, Now #14
Right Lane: Melanie Johnson Runs 5.239/274.89, Now #1
Kalitta is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Johnson launched hard and kept ot hooked up to go to the number one spot. Melanie Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.497/229.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.429.
Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.268/273.39, Now #3
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.814/213.87, Now #10
Fricke is straight down the groove and hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Jackie Fricke's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.525/228.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.457.
Severance started mixing up cylinders and it appeared to use up and engine on the top end.
Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.225/275.51, Now #1
Right Lane: Jamie Noonan Runs 5.824/180.91, Now #12
Cowie launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.345, 660ft-3.457/222.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.411.
Noonan was on a good pass early and then just past half track there was a puff of smoke and the car slowed.
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