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Sat, 15 Aug 2009, 01:40 PM

Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3
By Rick Green





BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA 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: Scott Palmer Runs 5.224/136.65, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.50 inches, adjusted altitude 3,854 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Palmer starts to lose traction and clicks it off around 400 feet.


Left Lane: Tim Cullinan Runs 4.122/286.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.477/81.83, Was #14
Right Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 6.367/94.22, Now #15; No Prior Run

Cullinan with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Tim Cullinan's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.298, 660ft-3.283/255.19 mph. Karamesines starts to shake and clicks it off and coast on through the 1000 feet.

Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.035/289.07, Now #10; No Prior Run
Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 4.180/214.76, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.157/270.97, Was #12

Haddock with a good clean pass to go to the number ten spot...Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.238, 660ft-3.209/259.06 mph. Grubnic is off the throttle early and slows from his time yesterday. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.232, 660ft-3.181/262.28 mph.

Left Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 7.127/99.29, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Joe Hartley No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.984/306.19, Was #8

Hartley with problems and didn't do the burnout. Novelli rattled the tires right off the starting line and he clicked it off around 200 feet.

Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.948/303.23, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.234/257.04, Was #14
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.905/311.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.976/306.95, Was #7

This was a good drag race...Kalitta goes to the number one spot with the quickest and the fastest pass of the weekend. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.126/272.17 mph. Massey moves into the top half of the show...Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.197, 660ft-3.150/266.11 mph.

Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 7.302/82.49, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.101/254.86, Was #12
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 8.021/62.49, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.947/304.46, Was #6

Both cars with severe tire shake and they both click it off. Brown's chute deploys.

Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.974/302.62, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.017/301.13, Was #10
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.886/304.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.944/289.45, Was #5

Dixon is the first into the 3.80's zone to go to the number one spot...Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.103/274.22 mph. Millican with his quickest pass this weekend and moves up the ladder one spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.221, 660ft-3.176/267.37 mph.

Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.054/290.44, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.965/304.05, Was #8
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.868/307.16, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.942/300.26, Was #5

No help here for Bernstein and he will stay in the number eight spot. Lucas with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.163, 660ft-3.085/274.39 mph.

Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.893/308.71, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.926/300.53, Was #5
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.899/306.74, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.910/305.36, Was #4

A great side-by-side drag race by the teammates to wrap up qualifying with a pair of 3.89s. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.109/271.57 mph.
Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.115/270.64 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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