Fri, 13 Aug 2010, 08:08 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 5.956/115.24, Now #2
Right Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.463/185.41, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 28.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,977 feet.

Novelli started to shake early and clicked it off by 200 feet. Karamesines clicked it off early...Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.266, 660ft-3.289/217.11 mph.

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Right Lane: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #3

Haddock rolled through the water and hit the throttle and the engine died...

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Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.157/276.41, Now #1
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 11.242/76.12, Now #4

McMillen started to smoke the tires as soon as he hit the throttle. Chrisman was straight down the groove with a clean pass. Steven Chrisman's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.262, 660ft-3.293/243.99 mph.

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Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 4.105/246.75, Now #1
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 6.064/100.63, Now #5

Torrence started to smoke the tires around 150 feet and clicked it off. Grubnic was on a good pass until just past half track when it pushed out a head gasket with a quick flash of flames. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.194/247.38 mph.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.927/305.01, Now #1
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 4.058/245.54, Now #2

Lucas with a real nice pass, straight down the groove. He goes to the number one spot, Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.197, 660ft-3.138/269.56 mph. Langdon was right there with him until around 800 feet when the engine went silent. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.207, 660ft-3.168/262.18 mph. Langdon still goes to the number two spot for now.

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Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.846/309.27, Now #1
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 5.106/140.23, Now #7

Brown started to haze the tires around the 330-foot mark and then dropped a bunch of cylinders before he clicked it off. Bernstein launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot with a great pass. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.064/272.45 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 9.222/68.02, Now #11
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.888/315.05, Now #2

Kalitta dropped cylinders right at the hit and then started to smoke the tires. McClenathan with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot...Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.120/274.61 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 5.127/137.67, Now #10
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 4.637/162.16, Now #8

Schumacher started to lose traction around 330 feet and clicked it off. Dixon started to smoke the tires just past half track and he clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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