Wed, 26 Aug 2009, 12:32 PM Top Fuel Time Trial Notes, Session #2

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 2 time trials in Top Fuel at the NHRA, Indianapolis Test Session Day 2 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:

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Left Lane: Joe Hartley No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.633/0.00, Was #10

11:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Important Reminder: Since the timing system is not set up for a 1,000-foot finish line, we are manually posting the 1,000-foot ET, with no speed.Hartley smoked the tires and may have popped the burst panel because the chutes came out immediately. The timing system reset before he reached the 1,000-foot timer.

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Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.730/0.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.160/0.00, Was #8

11:24 a.m. Cory Mac launched hard, then struck the tires and lifted. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.323/183.67 mph.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.865/0.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.970/0.00, Was #5

11:28 a.m. Nice-looking run for Lucas, his team continuing their recent record of making good runs. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.083/274.83 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 7.416/0.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.905/0.00, Was #3

11:39 a.m. Langdon had a good launch, lost traction after a couple hundred feet. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.467, 660ft-4.677/093.76 mph.

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Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 4.624/0.00, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.879/0.00, Was #3

11:41 a.m. Massey smoked the tires about 500 feet out. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.311/195.36 mph.

After seeing tire smoke from the last few runs, the track crew is regrooming the track, so we will be down for a few minutes

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 5.243/0.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.833/0.00, Was #1

12:00 p.m. Schumacher lost traction before the 330-foot marker. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.564/153.65 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 9.564/0.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.950/0.00, Was #5

12:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,991 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Millican lost traction almost immediately. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-3.452, 660ft-6.493/074.95 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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