NHRA: Topeka Saturday qualifying (T/F)
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Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 2, Saturday
1996 NHRA Topeka 1 by Bob & David
Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When
1 BLAINE JOHNSON T/F 5 4.592 310.02 Sat2
2 JOE AMATO T/F 10 4.595 314.13 Sat2
3 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 7 4.623 308.74 Sat2
4 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 1 4.639 315.67 Fri1
5 LARRY DIXON T/F 3 4.652 302.82 Fri2
6 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 2 4.669 310.02 Sat2
7 MIKE DUNN T/F 4 4.718 301.20 Fri1
8 BOB VANDERGRIFF, JR T/F 220 4.733 298.11 Fri2
9 CONNIE KALITTA T/F 399 4.762 305.29 Sat2
10 EDDIE HILL T/F 6 4.766 303.54 Fri1
11 RON CAPPS T/F 769 4.786 291.26 Sat2
12 ANDY WOODS T/F 411 4.789 293.54 Sat2
13 JIM HEAD T/F 23 4.807 293.82 Fri2
14 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 9 4.817 296.93 Fri1
15 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.833 292.58 Fri1
16 GORDIE BONIN T/F 600 4.846 N/A Sat2
17 DOUG FOXWORTH T/F 405 4.889 299.90 Sat2
Sunday-Round 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1996 NHRA Topeka 1 by David & Bob
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 220 BOB VANDERGRIFF, JR 0.468 5.805 155.11
T/F 399 CONNIE KALITTA 0.491 4.701 309.59W
Flames out of Bob' car at half track. Nice, fast run
for Connie.
T/F 4 MIKE DUNN 0.487 4.707 303.64W
T/F 6 EDDIE HILL 0.519 4.783 298.70
Good runs by both cars.
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T/F 7 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.482 4.824 291.73W
T/F 9 SHELLY ANDERSON 0.254 4.714 298.60
An unfortunate red light for Shelly. Kenny broke loose
a couple times during the run, but held on for the win.
T/F 10 JOE AMATO 0.491 4.751 302.01W
T/F 17 BRUCE SARVER 0.496 4.856 291.07
Joe smokes 'em a little at the start, but otherwise,
good runs by both cars.
T/F 5 BLAINE JOHNSON 0.491 4.628 313.15W
T/F 600 GORDIE BONIN 0.536 10.332 81.51
Blaine backs up the 4.592 for a new national record!
Gordie smoked the tires bad, early, and shut it off.
T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 0.478 4.736 312.60W
T/F 23 JIM HEAD 0.489 4.930 281.16
Scott backs up his 315.67 for a new national record!
Jim lost the engine about 1000 feet out.
T/F 3 LARRY DIXON 0.510 4.928 281.86
T/F 411 ANDY WOODS 0.463 4.853 288.36W
Andy left on Larry, and proceeded to pull an upset.
Andy's engine blew at the finish, might not be back....
T/F 2 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.503 4.750 300.80
T/F 769 RON CAPPS 0.460 4.766 299.60W
Good runs by both cars, Ron wins with a hole shot.
Another upset!
Sunday-Round 2 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1996 NHRA Topeka 1 by David & Bob
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 769 RON CAPPS 0.475 7.654 106.77
T/F 7 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.485 4.836 261.09W
Capps smokes the tires about 100 feet out. Kenny's
engine is on fire at about 1000'.
T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 0.459 4.765 297.71W
T/F 411 ANDY WOODS 0.481 5.816 161.20
Woods did an imitation of Kenny's previous run, a fire
ball engine at about 1000'.
T/F 4 MIKE DUNN 0.480 5.997 141.04
T/F 10 JOE AMATO 0.491 5.021 279.85W
Dunn blew a head gasket about 100 feet out, riding a
fireball down the track. Joe smoked 'em most of the way
T/F 5 BLAINE JOHNSON 0.512 7.477 108.42
T/F 399 CONNIE KALITTA 0.489 5.739 240.25W
Connie pedalled it all the way down the track. Blaine
shut it off about 300' out.
Sunday-Round 3 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1996 NHRA Topeka 1 by David & Bob
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 10 JOE AMATO 0.482 4.747 303.64
T/F 7 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.480 4.743 285.26W
Great runs by both drivers, MOV .006
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T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 0.490 4.693 314.90W
T/F 399 CONNIE KALITTA 0.477 5.847 147.95
A quick, fast one for Scott.
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Sunday-Round 4 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1996 NHRA Topeka 1 by David & Bob
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 0.468 4.664 314.68W
T/F 7 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.481 14.146 77.03
Kenny went up in smoke about 100 feet out. Scott had
a great run for the win!
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