Sat, 2 Oct 2004, 12:51 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA 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: Todd Datweiler Runs 5.561/267.53, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.418/267.85, Was #13
Right Lane: Robin Samsel Runs 5.677/259.16, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.502/257.58, Was #19
9:44 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 53 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.53 inches, adjusted altitude 114 feet, track temperature 54 degrees.
Samsel shook the tires off the line, pedaled a couple of times, then went on through for a
decent run.
Left Lane: Ken Perry Runs 5.372/262.08, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.405/261.27, Was #11
Right Lane: Michael Gunderson No Time, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.237/276.63, Was #2
Gunderson completes his burnout then shuts down, not sure why. Perry improves and gets in the top half of the field for now.
Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.306/273.61, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.355/264.75, Was #6
Right Lane: Jeff Wilson Runs 5.389/265.01, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.424/263.82, Was #14
Two good looking runs, both right down the groove. Shields moves up to third, Wilson to 11th.
Left Lane: Bruce Bowler Runs 5.353/269.13, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.460/260.51, Was #17
Right Lane: Jared Dreher Runs 5.421/260.97, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.524/257.87, Was #20
Dreher runs a career best and gets in the show on the bump.
Left Lane: David Wells Runs 16.452/49.61, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.388/264.80, Was #11
Right Lane: Jason Cannon Runs 5.399/265.01, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.552/256.65, Was #22
Wells shakes the tires right off the line, gets about 100 feet out, then aborts the run. Cannon goes right down the groove to get in the show.
Left Lane: Brian Badgett Runs 6.546/162.02, Now #24; Best prior run: 5.605/263.15, Was #24
Right Lane: John Haley Runs 5.299/250.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.350/265.53, Was #5
Badgett shakes the tires off the line, then starts losing cylinders and has to give up on the run. Haley made a great pass, a career best, and moves up to the third spot.
Left Lane: Richard Putz Runs 5.593/245.76, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.455/263.26, Was #19
Right Lane: Russ Lindert Runs 12.268/62.83, Now #22; Best prior run: 5.533/259.76, Was #22
Lindert gets about 150 feet out and pitches the blower belt.
Left Lane: Marty Thacker Runs 5.550/265.85, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.366/266.00, Was #8
Right Lane: Mitch Myers Runs 5.767/240.08, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.211/270.48, Was #1
Myers gets about 400 feet out, hazes the tires, then loses a few cylinders.
Right Lane: Dave Hirata Runs 5.349/269.51, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.316/272.72, Was #5
Right Lane: Ashley Force Runs 5.272/271.13, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.352/270.75, Was #6
Force goes right down the groove and makes a great pass to move up a few notches.
That does it for now, the rest of the qualifying will be completed during the All Star eliminations a little later.
Left Lane: Ed Schmeeckle Runs 5.948/251.20, Now #23; Best prior run: 5.565/254.23, Was #23
Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 7.015/131.02, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.496/261.83, Was #18
11:27 a.m. Demke gets about 200 feet out, loses traction, then aborts the run.
Left Lane: Arthur Gallant Runs 9.987/76.32, Now #25; Best prior run: 8.388/97.81, Was #25
Right Lane: Steve Federlin Runs 5.354/267.32, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.448/261.52, Was #18
Gallant rattles the tires off the line, stays with it for about 300 feet, then gives up on the run. Federlin goes right down he groove and gets in the show.
Left Lane: Guy Kelly Runs 5.416/265.69, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.385/264.29, Was #11
Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.321/275.67, Now #7; Best prior run: 15.665/51.67, Was #27
Reichert is finally able to get off the line, going right down the groove to get in the show. No apparent problems for Kelly, just not enough power to hold off Reichert.
Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 5.734/262.69, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.403/261.17, Was #16
Right Lane: Shelly Howard Runs 5.300/277.49, Now #5; Best prior run: 14.532/80.04, Was #27
Lucas shakes the tires early but never gives up on the run. Howard goes right down the groove to get in the show, bumping out Lucas.
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