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SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.977/293.98, Now #1 Right Lane: Steve Faria Runs 9.393/86.53, Now #2 Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,887 feet, track temperature 106 degrees. Faria starts to lose
traction early and clicks it off...Fuller making his first appearance here on the NHRA tour this
year. He is in the Yas Mariana Circuit Top Fueler, and he is straight down the groove with a nice
looking pass. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.184, 660ft-3.155/258.47
mph. Left Lane: Mike Strasburg Runs 4.051/300.33, Now #2 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 9.059/75.35, Now #3 Vandergriff started to smoke the tires early and clicked it off. Strasburg was on a good pass and then right in the lights appeared something came off the car. Mike Strasburg's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.240/259.31 mph. Left Lane: Steven Chrisman No Time, Now #6 Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 6.734/100.69, Now #3 Chrisman did his burnout and then the crew shut off the car. Haddock lost traction right off the starting line and clicked it off. Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.981/259.81, Now #2 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.066/282.01, Now #4 Buff with a nice pass until right in the lights when the car appeared to drop some cylinders. He slowed on the top end. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.192, 660ft-3.137/267.00 mph. McMillen was straight down the groove...Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.280, 660ft-3.250/263.77 mph. Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 6.852/89.23, Now #7 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.943/305.08, Now #1 Grubnic was up in smoke early and clicked it off...Torrence with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot...Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.146/265.48 mph. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.966/294.88, Now #2 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.987/288.64, Now #5 Lucas is dropping cylinders on the left side early, but stays with it to go to the number two spot...he had a big puff engine smoke right in the lights. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.190, 660ft-3.147/261.02 mph. Langdon was dropping cylinders on the right side and he too had a lot of engine smoke on the top end. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.206, 660ft-3.169/262.33 mph. Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.914/305.29, Now #2 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.899/309.49, Now #1 This was a good looking drag race as these two go to the number one and two spots. Both cars are straight down the groove. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.121/268.06 mph. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.119/271.08 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.863/315.86, Now #1 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.926/305.98, Now #4 Brown with a great looking pass, straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.095/274.89 mph. Schumacher with a good clean pass to go to the number four spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.130/266.85 mph. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 6.338/91.85, Now #13 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.839/317.79, Now #1 McClenathan is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Dixon launched hard and keep the big Goodyears hooked up to go to the number one spot. dixon with the quickest and fastest pass of the round. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.073/275.17 mph.
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