In the first rounds of qualifying at the NHRA South Central division
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Texas Motorplex, Kimmelyn
Buff-Pesz, The Woodlands, Texas, set the pace in Top Alcohol Dragster
and Gainesville, Ga., Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Steve Harker took the
top spot in his class.
Buff-Pasz’s impressive 5.325-second, 274.72 mph pass was just enough to
get around Malcolm Wahle of Caremore, Okla. Wahle ran 5.347 seconds at
265.90 mph to put him in the No. 2 spot.
Harker outpaced the field with a 5.623-second, 250.13 mph lap. Kebin
Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, and Lee Callaway are in the second and third
slots after running 5.718 seconds at 255.58 mph and 5.720 seconds at
251.11 mph, respectively.