Fri, 26 Oct 2007, 06:52 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Urs Erbacher Runs 14.272/72.15, Now #1

3:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.83 inches, adjusted altitude 4,250 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Erbacher is the 2007 European champion. He will also be at the Pomona race.

Not a great start for Erbacher, he hits the throttle and goes up in smoke.

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Left Lane: David Baca Runs 4.532/326.79, Now #1
Right Lane: Rob Passey Runs 5.704/170.36, Now #2

Baca is driving for David Powers, replacing Whit Bazemore for the last two races this season. He makes a good pass, going right down the groove, black-tracking all the way through the run. Passey was a little sluggish off the line then backing off the throttle about 900 feet out.

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Left Lane: Scotty Cannon Runs 4.815/243.19, Now #2
Right Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 8.424/99.98, Now #4

Chrisman gets about 100 feet out and goes up in smoke. Cannon was on a decent pass, then the engine starts smoking about 1000 feet out and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Mike Strasburg Runs 4.766/307.37, Now #2
Right Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 6.588/122.92, Now #5

Bradshaw gets about 300 feet out and strikes the tires. Strasburg makes a decent pass and gets in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Joe Hartley Runs 4.627/309.42, Now #3
Right Lane: Doug Foley Runs 4.597/324.05, Now #2

A couple of pretty good runs here, both right down the groove.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 9.632/93.02, Now #10
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.711/318.32, Now #4

Lucas gets about 150 feet out and goes up in smoke. Millican makes a decent run and gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hillary Will Runs 10.915/77.99, Now #12
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.658/314.68, Now #4

Will rattles the tires at the hit, then goes up in smoke about 200 feet out. Kalitta makes a decent pass but the engine started eating itself up as he went through the lights.

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Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.577/326.56, Now #2
Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 4.651/308.21, Now #5

A couple of good looking runs, both right down the groove.

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Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.614/329.02, Now #4
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.629/311.41, Now #6

A good side-by-side, both drivers right down Broadway.

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Left Lane: Doug Herbert Runs 5.721/187.86, Now #14
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.671/313.07, Now #9

Herbert had a good 60-foot time, a .870, then strikes the tires about 300 feet out and has to give up on the run. Vandergriff goes right down the groove to get in the ninth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.561/328.78, Now #2
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 5.307/199.79, Now #14

Schumacher was on a good pass, then strikes the tires a little past half track. Bernstein makes a good run out of the trailer and gets in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 11.942/75.64, Now #22
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 4.578/320.66, Now #4

Fuller goes up in smoke early and has to abort the run. Dixon goes right down the groove and gets in the fourth spot. Rob Passey is on the bump spot at 5.704.

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