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Saturday
Results for Qualifying 1
SHREVEPORT, La. - SHREVEPORT - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the
Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 5th annual K&N Filters Nationals presented by Your
Local Dodge Dealers listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and
position in order following run:
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.174/260.51, Now #1
Right Lane: Jack Ostrander Runs 10.346/78.26, Now #2
The first round of Top Fuel qualifying was rained out last night, so every
driver will get only two chances today to make the field. Ostrander has a really
ugly start as he spun the tires for the first 100 feet and had to shut it down.
Head lifted the front end a bit too high at the start but got it back down and
stayed with the run.
Left Lane: Mitch King Runs 5.287/193.88, Now #2
Right Lane: Roger Dean Runs 6.239/269.56, Now #3
Dean smoked the tires in the right lane. In the left, King got very sideways
but managed to hang on and stay away from the walls.
Left Lane: Donald Reed Runs 6.351/139.95, Now #4
Right Lane: Josh Starcher Runs 10.395/83.41, Now #6
This is high-school junior Josh Starcher's second race of his Top Fuel
career. This time, Starcher lifted the front end and shook the tires so he shut it
down quickly. Reed shook his tires too and also had to shut down.
Left Lane: Paul Romine Runs 4.898/280.14, Now #1
Right Lane: Louie Allison Runs 4.974/260.97, Now #2
Both Romine and Allison made good looking runs and were the first two drivers
to make sub-5 second runs today. Allison got a little loose eat the end of the run
but it wasn't enough to make him back off. Romine was straight the whole way down
the track.
Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.085/257.19, Now #6
Right Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 4.894/303.57, Now #1
Litton came off the line hard and kept charging for the entire quarter mile.
Millican shook the tires hard off the line but got back off the throttle and
pedaled his way down the track. Millican ran well enough to get the number six
qualifying position. With the weather looking as if it could rain at any time,
Millican's decision to stay with the run may have been a good one if the final
round of qualifying were to be washed out.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 1
SHREVEPORT, La. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of
qualifying in Top Fuel
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 5th annual K&N Filters
Nationals presented
by Your Local Dodge Dealers:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil Dragster 4.894 303.57
2. Paul Romine CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster 4.898 280.14
3. Louie Allison Vista Foods Dragster 4.974 260.97
4. Jim Head Dragster 5.174 260.51
5. Mitch King Dragster 5.287 193.88
6. Clay Millican Werner Dragster 6.085 257.19
7. Roger Dean Rupert Oil Dragster 6.239 269.56
8. Donald Reed Dragster 6.351 139.95
--------- Not Qualified ---------
9. Jack Ostrander Dragster 10.346 78.26
10. Josh Starcher WIX Filters Dragster 10.395 83.41
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 2
SHREVEPORT, La. - SHREVEPORT - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at
the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual K&N Filters Nationals presented
by Your Local Dodge Dealers 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: Bruce Litton Runs 4.823/293.47, Now #1
Best prior run: 4.894/303.57, Was #1
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 13.219/69.32, Now #4
Best prior run: 5.174/260.51, Was #4
It was 75 degrees at 63-percent humidity with a barometric pressure is 30.06
and steady as the final round of qualifying began. Head came off the line shaking
the tires and shut down right away. Litton came off the line hard and stayed with
it the whole way to put himself farther into the number one spot.
Left Lane: Jack Ostrander No Time, Now #9
Best prior run: 10.346/78.26, Was #9
Right Lane: Donald Reed Runs 4.843/291.26, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.351/139.95, Was #8
Ostrander was on the outside looking in and needed to beat 6.239 seconds to
bump Reed from the field. Ostrander shut it down at 330 feet and did not make the
field. In the right lane, Don Reed ran the quickest and fastest he's ever run in
his career to take the number two spot. That moved Reed into the number two spot
and put Roger Dean into the bump spot with a bump time of 6.239.
Left Lane: Josh Starcher Runs 5.124/240.29, Now #6
Best prior run: 10.395/83.41, Was #10
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.763/309.34, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.085/257.19, Was #7
After a great performance in Virginia two weeks ago, Starcher had a problem
in round one and came into round two outside looking in. Millican had a bad first
round run but it was enough to get him into the field. Millican wanted to move up
in the order and did what he wanted as he took the top spot with a great run.
Starcher got the run he needed and made the field, pushing Dean out and putting
Mitch King on the bubble.
Left Lane: Roger Dean Runs 5.186/262.39, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.239/269.56, Was #9
Right Lane: Mitch King Runs 5.358/216.93, Now #9
Best prior run: 5.287/193.88, Was #8
Dean was just bumped out of the field and King sat on the bubble with a bump
time of 5.287 seconds. When this run was done, the positions were reversed and King
was outside with Dean on the bubble.
Right Lane: Paul Romine Runs 4.801/299.73, Now #2
Best prior run: 4.898/280.14, Was #4
Romine came off the line strong and stayed with it the entire way to move
into the second spot in the qualifying order.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 2
SHREVEPORT, La. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 2 rounds
of qualifying in Top
Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual K&N
Filters Nationals
presented by Your Local Dodge Dealers:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Clay Millican Werner Dragster 4.763 309.34
2. Paul Romine CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster 4.801 299.73
3. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil Dragster 4.823 303.57
4. Donald Reed Dragster 4.843 291.26
5. Louie Allison Vista Foods Dragster 4.974 260.97
6. Josh Starcher WIX Filters Dragster 5.124 240.29
7. Jim Head Dragster 5.174 260.51
8. Roger Dean Rupert Oil Dragster 5.186 269.56
--------- Not Qualified ---------
9. Mitch King Dragster 5.287 216.93
10. Jack Ostrander Dragster 10.346 78.26
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
SHREVEPORT, La. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top
Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual K&N Filters Nationals
presented by Your Local Dodge Dealers:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Donald Reed (Dragster) 0.565 4.919 296.50
(L) Louie Allison (Vista Foods Dragster) 0.518 10.338 87.94
Allison shook the tires hard at 100 feet and shut it down. Reed was strong
and moves on to the next round.
(W) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil Dragster) 0.535 4.963 275.22
(L) Josh Starcher (WIX Filters Dragster) 0.552 5.347 193.99
Starcher had Litton covered at half track but lost some cylinders and Litton
got the win.
(W) Paul Romine (CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster) 0.464 4.837 292.65
(L) Jim Head (Dragster) 0.497 5.097 252.99
Romine got the better start and stayed ahead the whole way for the win.
(W) Clay Millican (Werner Dragster) 0.500 5.009 218.19
(L) Roger Dean (Rupert Oil Dragster) 0.000(R) (Broke)
Dean did his burnout and has he prepared to stage, he started smoking and
popped the blower. Millican looked good but his car shut down at 1,000 feet. Reed
will have lane choice over Millican in round two.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
SHREVEPORT, La. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top
Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual K&N Filters Nationals
presented by Your Local Dodge Dealers:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Clay Millican (Werner Dragster) 0.532 4.757 305.77
(L) Donald Reed (Dragster) 0.549 5.300 197.36
This weekend, Don Reed had been running as quick and as fast as he's ever
run. Millican had Reed covered by a tenth of a second by mid-track and Reed had to
shut it down and 1,000 feet.
(W) Paul Romine (CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster) 0.464 4.894 281.42
(L) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil Dragster) 0.466 12.856 73.87
Litton smoked the tires big time coming off the line and shut it down. Romine
will meet Millican in the finals and Millican will have lane choice.
Sunday
Results for Final Round
SHREVEPORT, La. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in
Top Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual K&N Filters Nationals
presented by Your Local Dodge Dealers:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Clay Millican (Werner Dragster) 0.472 4.804 308.71
(L) Paul Romine (CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster) 0.461 6.990 131.86
Romine came off the line first but smoked the tires at about 600 feet and had
to back off. In the left lane, Millican had a strong run that probably would have
been enough to take the win had Romine stayed in it the whole way.
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