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Friday Results for Qualifying Round 1

LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Megan Mc Kernan Runs 5.734/249.26, Now #1 11:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 27.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,201 feet, track temperature 87 degrees. Mc Kernan hits the throttle and starts rattling the tires. She pedals once, then goes on through with a decent pass. Left Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 11.110/87.71, Now #3 Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.582/262.59, Now #1 Flynn goes up in smoke at the hit and clicks it off early. Pierce makes a clean run and takes the early pole. Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 5.626/245.23, Now #3 Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.614/246.66, Now #2 Bart and St. Arnaud go right down the groove with decent passes Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 5.516/254.18, Now #1 Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.647/208.84, Now #5 Two good looking runs here, both right down the groove.Rizzoli moves into the top spot, Ahten moves into the fifth spot for now. Left Lane: Cody Perkins Runs 5.482/261.42, Now #2 Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.379/268.65, Now #1 Perkins moved around a little early in the run but kept it in the groove to get in the second spot for now. Taliaferro goes right down the groove and takes the pole for now. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.361/265.17, Now #1 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.573/261.83, Now #5 Manners spun the tires a little off the line then got the slicks to bite and makes a decent pass. Severance makes an impressive run and takes the pole for now. Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.445/249.53, Now #3 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.716/247.02, Now #11 Shields was a little sluggish off the line and never really made a good move. Nicholson makes a nice pass to get in the third spot for now. Left Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.406/265.06, Now #3 Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.543/261.93, Now #7 Guest put a cylinder out early in the run and never picked it up. Austin made a clean pass and gets in the third spot for now. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.354/267.06, Now #1 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.543/210.11, Now #9 Cowie was on a good run but blew the engine about 1000 feet out. Whiteley makes the quickest pass of the weekend and takes the pole to end this session.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 1

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.354 267.06 2. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.361 265.17 3. Mark Taliaferro MarkcoMachineWorks 5.379 268.65 4. Mike Austin Impatience Racing B/AD 5.406 265.06 5. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.445 249.53 6. Cody Perkins JDRF B/AD 5.482 261.42 7. Kyle Rizzoli A/FD 5.516 254.18 8. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.543 261.93 9. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.543 210.11 10. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.573 261.83 11. Brandon Pierce Sooner One A/FD 5.582 262.59 12. Don St. Arnaud A&J Construction A/FD 5.614 246.66 13. Ashley Bart Lucas Oil/Omega 2000 B/AD 5.626 245.23 14. Johnny Ahten Lucas Oil/Island Renovations A 5.647 208.84 15. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.716 247.02 16. Megan Mc Kernan 5.734 249.26 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Derek Flynn 11.110 87.71

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas 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: Megan Mc Kernan No Time, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.734/249.26, Was #16 7:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,725 feet, track temperature 76 degrees. Mc Kernan turned on the pre-stage bulb then the engine cut off, not sure why. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.552/247.52, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.716/247.02, Was #15 Right Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 5.523/261.32, Now #8 Best prior run: 11.110/87.71, Was #17 Shields was on a good pass but put a cylinder out late in the run. Flynn goes right down the groove and gets in the show. Left Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.592/232.87, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.647/208.84, Was #16 Ahten moves around a little early in the run, then loses a cylinder late in the run and slows. Left Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.620/256.06, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.614/246.66, Was #15 Right Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 5.455/259.41, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.516/254.18, Was #7 A good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Rizzoli improves and moves up a notch to the sixth spot. St. Arnaud slows a little and stays in the 15th spot. Left Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.443/268.33, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.582/262.59, Was #13 Pierce makes a good run here, the quickest of the round so far, and he goes all the way to the fifth spot. Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.526/258.37, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.573/261.83, Was #13 Right Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.433/261.12, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.445/249.53, Was #6 Manners moved to the left, then back to the right, then got it under control for a decent pass. Nicholson made a straight, clean run and moves up a notch. Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.379/265.74, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.543/210.11, Was #12 Right Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.422/263.41, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.406/265.06, Was #4 A couple of good looking passes here, both dragsters right down Broadway. Cowie makes the quickest pass of the round so far and moves ahead of Austin into the fourth spot. Left Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.466/260.91, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.543/261.93, Was #12 Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.374/261.37, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.361/265.17, Was #2 Severance makes another good run but doesn't improve and stays in the second spot. Guest improves and moves up a few notches. Left Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.366/266.64, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.379/268.65, Was #3 Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.365/266.79, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.354/267.06, Was #1 Taliaferro and Whiteley end the evening in style, glued together all the way through the run with the two quickest passes of the session.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.354 267.06 2. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.361 265.17 3. Mark Taliaferro MarkcoMachineWorks 5.366 268.65 4. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.379 265.74 5. Mike Austin Impatience Racing B/AD 5.406 265.06 6. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.433 261.12 7. Brandon Pierce Sooner One A/FD 5.443 268.33 8. Kyle Rizzoli A/FD 5.455 259.41 9. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.466 261.93 10. Cody Perkins JDRF B/AD 5.482 261.42 11. Derek Flynn 5.523 261.32 12. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.526 261.83 13. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.552 247.52 14. Johnny Ahten Lucas Oil/Island Renovations A 5.592 232.87 15. Don St. Arnaud A&J Construction A/FD 5.614 256.06 16. Ashley Bart Lucas Oil/Omega 2000 B/AD 5.626 245.23 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Megan Mc Kernan 5.734 249.26

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 2 - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas 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: Right Lane: Megan Mc Kernan Runs 5.620/248.89, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.734/249.26, Was #17 4:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,876 feet, track temperature 87 degrees. Mc Kernan makes her quickest pass of the weekend and gets in on the bump. Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 6.373/155.20, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.626/245.23, Was #17 Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.607/255.24, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.614/246.66, Was #15 Bart was just bumped out and has one last chance to get in the show.St. Arnaud is safely in and will be looking to improve. Bart had a cylinder out at the hit, then gets about 300 feet out and blows the engine ending her weekend. St. Arnaud improves a little but stays in the 15th spot. Left Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 5.588/257.33, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.523/261.32, Was #11 Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.533/243.24, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.592/232.87, Was #14 A good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Ahten makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a spot in the field. No improvement for Flynn but another clean pass. Left Lane: Cody Perkins Runs 5.587/205.54, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.482/261.42, Was #10 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.689/241.50, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.552/247.52, Was #14 Perkins was on a good run but lost a couple of cylinders late and slowed. Shields was a little sluggish off the line but came on strong in the last half of the run. Cody Perkins' incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.559/212.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.576. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.547, 660ft-3.751/206.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.782. Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 6.340/178.45, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.455/259.41, Was #8 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.433/265.12, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.526/258.37, Was #12 Rizzoli had a couple of cylinders out at the hit and never picked them up. Manners makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the sixth spot. Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.424/261.57, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.433/261.12, Was #7 Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.498/256.31, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.466/260.91, Was #10 Nicholson goes right down Broadway with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a spot in the order. Guest makes another good run but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.397/264.29, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.406/265.06, Was #5 Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.502/261.22, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.443/268.33, Was #8 Two good looking runs, both right down the groove. Austin improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Pierce slows a little from his earlier attempt but stays in the eighth spot. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.366/263.72, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.361/265.17, Was #2 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.385/268.01, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.379/265.74, Was #4 Severance goes right down the groove with another good consistent pass. Cowie makes a clean run but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.380/268.97, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.354/267.06, Was #1 Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.403/263.51, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.366/266.64, Was #3 Whitely makes another good run and will keep the number one qualifying spot, the fifth of his career. Taliaferro makes another decent pass.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.354 268.97 2. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.361 265.17 3. Mark Taliaferro MarkcoMachineWorks 5.366 268.65 4. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.379 268.01 5. Mike Austin Impatience Racing B/AD 5.397 265.06 6. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.424 261.57 7. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.433 265.12 8. Brandon Pierce Sooner One A/FD 5.443 268.33 9. Kyle Rizzoli A/FD 5.455 259.41 10. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.466 261.93 11. Cody Perkins JDRF B/AD 5.482 261.42 12. Derek Flynn 5.523 261.32 13. Johnny Ahten Lucas Oil/Island Renovations A 5.533 243.24 14. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.552 247.52 15. Don St. Arnaud A&J Construction A/FD 5.607 256.06 16. Megan Mc Kernan 5.620 249.26 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Ashley Bart Lucas Oil/Omega 2000 B/AD 5.626 245.23

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 1

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Brandon Pierce (Sooner One A/FD) 0.076 5.399 265.74 (L) Kyle Rizzoli (A/FD) 0.062 5.531 252.95 9:38 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 2,873 feet, track temperature 71 degrees. Rizzoli gets out of the gate first but Pierce runs him down quickly. Pierce goes by before they reach the sixty foot mark and extends his lead all the way through the run. Brandon Pierce's incremental margins: 60ft(0.052), 330 ft(0.071), 660ft(0.074), 1,000ft(0.090). MOV: 0.1180 seconds (approximately 44 feet). (W) Johnny Ahten (Lucas Oil/Island Renovations 0.047 5.523 233.32 (L) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) 0.020 DQ-Centerline Six out of the top ten points earners are in this field. Cowie is #3 right now and needs to win two races to win the championship. he has won the last two national events at this track. Cowie issn't going to win this one. He comes off the line, makes a move to the right and takes out the 330 foot timing block. He goes into the right lane, steers it back across the centerline and takes out a couple of timing blocks at half-track. Ahten avoided Cowie and drove by him at half-track to take the win. (W) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.029 5.369 259.11 (L) Michael Manners (COSMO Aquygen A/FD) 0.056 5.388 260.26 Guest is currently fifth in the points chase and has three wins this season. This was a good drag race. Guest leaves first and starts to pull away. Manners begins to make up ground at the sixty foot mark, then starts to fall behind again at half-track. Guest extends his lead and pulls away for the win. Monroe Guest's incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.044), 660ft(0.049), 1,000ft(0.051). MOV: 0.0467 seconds (approximately 18 feet). (W) Joey Severance (Severance Racing B/AD) 0.024 5.406 259.76 (L) Don St. Arnaud (A&J Construction A/FD) 0.065 5.415 262.28 Severance has won at this track once, the spring race in 2007. He gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. St. Arnaud made a move at half-track and started to make up ground. he continued to gain ground on Severance but ran out of room. Joey Severance's incremental margins: 60ft(0.085), 330 ft(0.140), 660ft(0.110), 1,000ft(0.070). MOV: 0.0508 seconds (approximately 20 feet). (W) Cody Perkins (JDRF B/AD) 0.021 5.384 262.23 (L) Darren Nicholson (JC Autoglass/Cantrell Rac 0.051 5.415 262.59 Nicholson spun the tires a little of the line and made a move to the left. He corrects, starts drifting right and gets close to the centerline at the end of the track. Perkins went right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win. (W) Mike Austin (Impatience Racing B/AD) 0.057 5.433 262.79 (L) Derek Flynn (TA/D) 0.115 5.575 261.02 Austin rattles the tires off the line and starts to drift to the right. he steers the car back to the groove and never backs off the throttle. (W) Mark Taliaferro (MarkcoMachineWorks TA/D) 0.058 5.477 263.26 (L) Duane Shields (Shortline Express A/FD) 0.076 5.545 242.32 Shields has 15 national event wins but has never won at this track. Taliaferro gets off the line first and stays in front for the first hundred feet or so. Shields drives around him, starts to pull away as Taliaferro starts moving around. Taliaferro starts to pick back up, then goes back around Shields and pulls away for the win. Mark Taliaferro's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(-0.034), 660ft(-0.034), 1,000ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0863 seconds (approximately 31 feet). (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.043 5.335 267.85 (L) Megan Mc Kernan (TA/D) 0.167 5.474 258.07 Whiteley has been the class of the field this weekend and claimed his fifth top qualifying spot of his career. He gets out first, stars to pull away and makes the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win. Mc Kernan makes a good run, her quickest ever, but fell behind all the way through the run.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Mike Austin (Impatience Racing B/AD) 0.157 5.393 262.49 (L) Johnny Ahten (Lucas Oil/Island Renovations -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging 2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,875 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Ahten had trouble in the water box and could not make a pass. Austin makes a clean run, his quickest of the weekend. (W) Mark Taliaferro (MarkcoMachineWorks TA/D) 0.078 5.386 266.21 (L) Cody Perkins (JDRF B/AD) -0.066(R) 5.447 259.61 This is the first time Perkins and Taliaferro have faced each other in eliminations. Perkins leaves a little too quickly and gives Taliaferro the win. (W) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.020 5.355 270.43 (L) Joey Severance (Severance Racing B/AD) 0.015 5.384 262.03 This is the first time Severance and Guest have faced each other in eliminations. Severance gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Guest starts to make up ground and finally drives around Severance just past the 1000 foot mark. Monroe Guest's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.041), 330 ft(-0.093), 660ft(-0.058), 1,000ft(-0.007). MOV: 0.0247 seconds (approximately 9 feet). (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.064 5.366 266.37 (L) Brandon Pierce (Sooner One A/FD) 0.054 5.522 265.59 Whiteley is 3 - 0 against Pierce in prior events. Pierce comes off the line first, Whiteley drives around him quickly and pulls away for the win. In the next round it will be Whiteley with lane choice over Austin and Guest vs. Taliaferro.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.016 5.391 265.43 (L) Mike Austin (Impatience Racing B/AD) 0.035 5.377 262.49 4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,703 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. Whiteley and Austin have each won 1 time against the other in prior events. Austin gets a good light but not as good as Whiteley. They are even at the sixty foot mark, then Austin starts to pull away. He hangs on to the lead to the 1000 foot mark, then Whiteley drives around and takes the win. Jim Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(-0.029), 660ft(-0.018), 1,000ft(-0.005). MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 2 feet). (W) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.184 5.450 265.59 (L) Mark Taliaferro (MarkcoMachineWorks TA/D) -9.999(R) NT-Left Before Tree This is the first time Taliaferro and Guest have faced each other in eliminations. Taliaferro leaves before the tree is activated and gives the win to Guest. Whiteley will have lane choice over Guest in the final round.

Sunday Results for Final Round

LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.026 5.347 263.31 (L) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) -0.001(R) 5.446 269.89 5:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,497 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. Whiteley has no wins this year and is 9-1 in career final rounds. Guest has three wins in one final round this year. Guest just misses the tree and gives Whiteley his first win of the year.

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