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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Motor Speedway, The Spring Shootout presented by Torco Racing Fuels listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 5.775/249.86, Now #4 Right Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 5.816/249.21, Now #6 Two nice side by side passes to get both cars into the field for now. New bump 5.99. LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Left Lane: Brian Smith Runs 5.849/240.21, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.853/248. 43, Was #13 Right Lane: Mark Woznichak No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.775/249.86, Was #9 Smith runs a tad quicker, but not enough. The Woz over stages and just motors on down the track at the green. LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Left Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 5.711/249.58, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.775 /249.86, Was #14 Right Lane: John Patton Runs 5.842/233.44, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.813/230. 41, Was #16 The Woz finally gets his tune up right and bumps into the tough field with a clean pass. Patton can't find the sweet spot in the tune up this weekend and will not make the field. LAS VEGAS - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, The Spring Shootout presented by Torco Racing Fuels: Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd 1 3 Jay Payne, Claremont CA, '09 Mustang 5.637 254.38 254.81 2 10 Sean O'Bannon, Ontario CA, '06 Monte Carlo 5.644 254.18 254.86 3 72 Doug Gordon, Paso Robles CA, '06 Monte Carlo 5.647 258.07 258.07 4 457 Tony Bartone, Long Island City NY, '09 Mustang 5.670 250.83 251.86 5 71 Terry Ruckman, Grand Junction CO, '08 Monte Ca 5.678 250.23 253.52 6 779 Daniel Oliver, Whittier CA, '06 Monte Carlo 5.690 251.86 251.86 7 77 Mark Woznichak, Riverside CA, '02 Camaro 5.711 249.58 249.86 8 7 Brian Hough, Junction City OR, '06 Monte Carlo 5.716 249.35 251.95 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9 6843 Ken Webster, Red Deer AB, '06 Monte Carlo 5.721 245.63 252.05 10 7735 Steve Gasparrelli, W. Covina CA, '09 Mustang 5.724 252.19 252.19 11 714 Dennis Taylor, Anaheim Hills CA, '02 Camaro 5.724 251.63 251.63 12 727 Ron August Jr, Pleasanton CA, '08 Mustang 5.733 251.95 253.28 13 63 Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls OR, '06 Monte Ca 5.742 251.30 251.30 14 717 Brian Thiel, Pleasant Grove CA, '02 Camaro 5.769 247.97 247.97 15 4 Roger Bateman, Winnipeg MB, '08 Mustang 5.799 248.98 248.98 16 777 John Patton, Surpise AZ, '09 Mustang 5.813 230.41 233.44 17 7338 Brian Smith, Fullerton CA, '02 Camaro 5.849 240.21 248.43 18 7976 Keeter Ray, Newport Beach CA, '09 Mustang 5.899 244.12 244.47 19 715 Mike Drake, Glendora CA, '01 Avenger 5.998 244.16 244.16 20 7698 Jessica Cherniack, Henderson NV, '02 Firebird 6.316 216.24 216.24 LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET--- Speed 10 Sean O'Bannon 77 Mark Woznichak E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 5.660 254.62 0.086 5.723 251.34 Qualified: #2 5.644 254.18 #7 5.711 249.58 2:32 p.m. That was quick! Both cars show consistency, but O'Bannon is out in front at the green and pulls steadily ahead down the track. |
| The Spring Shootout presented by Torco Racing Fuels Las Vegas, NV April 10-12, 2009 |
Framing / White Cap / Direct Transport team knew that it would be a battle just to qualify for the race. In the first round of qualifying Mark ran a 5.77 @ 249 mph which left him just out of the field in the # 9 position. In the second round of qualifying the team had clutch problems and the car pulled through the staging lights voiding any E.T. We were now bumped down to the 13th position with the threat of rain coming for the last qualifying session. The last run was good, putting us in the 6th position at the time with a 5.711 @ 249.58 mph. All we could do now is wait while several other very capable teams tried to bump us from the 8 car field. When the dust had settled we ended up in the # 7 position and would be racing Sean O’Bannon in the first round. For the first round we kept the clutch tune up basically the same and stepped on the motor a little bit, not wanting to shake or spin the tires too much and give the race away . Sean got a slight lead over Mark at the start with a .072 light to Mark’s .086, Mark had a little shake on the run and Sean beat us to the finish line by .06 seconds running a 5.66 to our losing 5.72 @ 251.34 mph. |
