Atlanta FMD Qualifying
>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup. Friday-Session 1 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Fram Southern Nationals by Joe and Diana ...
>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup. Friday-Session 1 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Fram Southern Nationals by Joe and Diana Number Driver E.T. Speed TAD 7 BILL REICHERT 6.287 166.47* single . TAD 199 DENNIS DRATH 5.671 245.16* TAD 4 RANDY PARKS 5.717 249.30 . . TAD 22 MICHAEL GUNDERSON 5.821 218.02* TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS 5.717 16.44 right lane redlighted and then popped the engine right off the line TAD 404 GREG ROBERTS 5.822 232.73* TAD 212 DOUG KELLEY 6.135 239.87 right lane redlighted . TAD 23 BOB BEARS 5.797 241.02* TAD 7000 DARRYL HITCHMAN 5.848 242.13 good run for both cars . TAD 1954 GARY PARKS, JR. 5.909 237.59 TAD 398 CHRISTOPHR DAKIN 5.735 225.79 . . TAD 7106 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 5.658 251.39* TAD 25 BILL McCORNACK 5.704 250.62 strong start for the right lane but Torstveit pulled away TAD 1 BOBBY TAYLOR 5.612 249.30* TAD 5 JAY PAYNE 5.614 253.95 great runs for both cars . TAD 227 DON FIORELLI 6.403 178.71 TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 5.660 249.93 strong start for right lane . single TAD 34 SHAWN BOWEN 5.710 246.84 Alcohol Dragster Qualifying List After Session 1, Friday 1997 NHRA Fram Southern Nationals by Joe and Diana Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 BOBBY TAYLOR TAD 1 5.612 249.30 Fri1 2 JAY PAYNE TAD 5 5.614 253.95 Fri1 3 JEREMY TORSTVEIT TAD 7106 5.658 251.39 Fri1 4 DARRELL RUSSELL TAD 3 5.660 249.93 Fri1 5 DENNIS DRATH TAD 199 5.671 245.16 Fri1 6 BILL McCORNACK TAD 25 5.704 250.62 Fri1 7 SHAWN BOWEN TAD 34 5.710 246.84 Fri1 8 RANDY PARKS TAD 4 5.717 249.30 Fri1 9 RICH McPHILLIPS TAD 110 5.717 16.44 Fri1 10 CHRISTOPHR DAKIN TAD 398 5.735 225.79 Fri1 11 BOB BEARS TAD 23 5.797 241.02 Fri1 12 MICHAEL GUNDERSON TAD 22 5.821 218.02 Fri1 13 GREG ROBERTS TAD 404 5.822 232.73 Fri1 14 DARRYL HITCHMAN TAD 7000 5.848 242.13 Fri1 15 GARY PARKS, JR. TAD 1954 5.909 237.59 Fri1 16 DOUG KELLEY TAD 212 6.135 239.87 Fri1 17 BILL REICHERT TAD 7 6.287 N/A Fri1 18 DON FIORELLI TAD 227 6.403 178.71 Fri1
Friday-Session 2 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Fram Nationals by Joe and Diana
Number Driver E.T. Speed
TAD 398 CHRISTOPHR DAKIN 12.487 84.18
TAD 22 MICHAEL GUNDERSON 5.932 239.23
Chris lost the engine right off the line
.
TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 5.694 248.07*
TAD 23 BOB BEARS 5.961 191.40
Bears doesn't improve and Darrell has a good run
TAD 34 SHAWN BOWEN 15.728 97.27
TAD 7106 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 5.630 250.00
Jeremy had a great run but doesn't improve..Bowen had a
great reaction time but the car didn't move
TAD 7000 DARRYL HITCHMAN 5.795 242.39
TAD 1 BOBBY TAYLOR 5.666 248.00
Bobby moves up to number 1
.
TAD 5 JAY PAYNE 5.604 251.81*
TAD 227 DON FIORELLI 6.500 205.62
Jay moves to number 1 while Don sleeps at the light
.
TAD 212 DOUG KELLEY 5.804 238.85*
TAD 1954 GARY PARKS, JR. 9.145 91.53
right lane did a wheelstand and then recovered but not
soon enough
TAD 4 RANDY PARKS 5.715 248.13*
TAD 7 BILL REICHERT 10.808 76.02
nice run for Randy
.
TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS 6.312 182.55*
single
Rich made it down the track but the engine sure
sounded rough
TAD 25 BILL McCORNACK 5.691 250.06*
single
Bill stands 6th for now..best 60 foot tme for this
session
Alcohol Dragster Qualifying List After Session 2, Friday 1997 NHRA Fram Nationals by Joe and Diana Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 JAY PAYNE TAD 5 5.604 251.81 Fri2 2 BOBBY TAYLOR TAD 1 5.612 249.30 Fri1 3 JEREMY TORSTVEIT TAD 7106 5.630 250.00 Fri2 4 DARRELL RUSSELL TAD 3 5.660 249.93 Fri1 5 DENNIS DRATH TAD 199 5.671 245.16 Fri1 6 BILL McCORNACK TAD 25 5.691 250.06 Fri2 7 SHAWN BOWEN TAD 34 5.710 246.84 Fri1 8 RANDY PARKS TAD 4 5.715 248.13 Fri2 9 RICH McPHILLIPS TAD 110 5.717 16.44 Fri1 10 CHRISTOPHR DEKIN TAD 398 5.735 225.79 Fri1 11 DARRYL HITCHMAN TAD 7000 5.795 242.39 Fri2 12 BOB BEARS TAD 23 5.797 241.02 Fri1 13 DOUG KELLEY TAD 212 5.804 238.85 Fri2 14 MICHAEL GUNDERSON TAD 22 5.821 218.02 Fri1 15 GREG ROBERTS TAD 404 5.822 232.73 Fri1 16 GARY PARKS, JR. TAD 1954 5.909 237.59 Fri1 17 BILL REICHERT TAD 7 6.287 N/A Fri1 18 DON FIORELLI TAD 227 6.403 178.71 Fri1
Saturday-Session 1 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Fram Nationals by Joe and Diana
Number Driver E.T. Speed
TAD 227 DON FIORELLI 6.357 210.77
TAD 212 DOUG KELLEY 5.978 230.94
Don doesn't make the cut for the weekend
.
TAD 7106 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 5.778 244.16*
TAD 7000 DARRYL HITCHMAN 5.919 236.96
Torstveit stays where he is on the list
.
TAD 7 BILL REICHERT 6.189 232.85
TAD 34 SHAWN BOWEN 5.928 238.85
Reichert was on the bump before the run and he still is
now even though it just moved
TAD 22 MICHAEL GUNDERSON 5.942 236.59
TAD 398 CHRISTOPHR DAKIN 5.749 230.23
Chris is in the show. He is using a Top Fuel wing on
his Alcohol car
TAD 23 BOB BEARS 5.778 243.24*
TAD 110 RICH McPHILLIPS N/A 99.99
Rich stepped on the gas and promptly blew the blower
He has stopped about mid-track ..Bears is in the show
TAD 1954 GARY PARKS, JR. 6.110 234.68*
TAD 3 DARRELL RUSSELL 9.999 N/A
Gary shakes and pedals. Darrell did his burn out and
the crew pushed him back and off the starting line
TAD 199 DENNIS DRATH 5.735 243.17
TAD 25 BILL McCORNACK 5.710 247.38
neither driver improves but it was good drag race
.
single
TAD 4 RANDY PARKS 5.739 245.56
good run for Randy but he doesn't improve
.
TAD 1 BOBBY TAYLOR N/A N/A *
TAD 5 JAY PAYNE 9.999 N/A
.
.
TAD 1 BOBBY TAYLOR 0.435 5.696 244.89*
TAD 5 JAY PAYNE 0.472 5.774 247.66
Bobby wins the Rockingham Invitational. Jay had tire
shake and backed off. Jay is still #1 qualifier here
Alcohol Dragster Qualifying List After Session 1, Saturday 1997 NHRA Fram Nationals by Joe and Diana Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 JAY PAYNE TAD 5 5.604 251.81 Fri2 2 BOBBY TAYLOR TAD 1 5.612 249.30 Fri1 3 JEREMY TORSTVEIT TAD 7106 5.630 250.00 Fri2 4 DARRELL RUSSELL TAD 3 5.660 249.93 Fri1 5 DENNIS DRATH TAD 199 5.671 245.16 Fri1 6 BILL McCORNACK TAD 25 5.691 250.06 Fri2 7 SHAWN BOWEN TAD 34 5.710 246.84 Fri1 8 RANDY PARKS TAD 4 5.715 248.13 Fri2 9 RICH McPHILLIPS TAD 110 5.717 16.44 Fri1 10 CHRISTOPHR DEKIN TAD 398 5.735 225.79 Fri1 11 BOB BEARS TAD 23 5.778 243.24 Sat1 12 DARRYL HITCHMAN TAD 7000 5.795 242.39 Fri2 13 DOUG KELLEY TAD 212 5.804 238.85 Fri2 14 MICHAEL GUNDERSON TAD 22 5.821 218.02 Fri1 15 GREG ROBERTS TAD 404 5.822 232.73 Fri1 16 GARY PARKS, JR. TAD 1954 5.909 237.59 Fri1 17 BILL REICHERT TAD 7 6.189 232.85 Sat1 18 DON FIORELLI TAD 227 6.357 210.77 Sat1
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