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CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from final, round 5 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.951/308.99, Now #13; Best prior run: 9.440/77.39, Was #19 Right Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.393/199.02, Now #16; No Prior Run 5:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,044 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. Bruce
Litton is on the bump spot at 5.600. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.014/291.26, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.032/107.61, Was #19 Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 5.034/173.16, Now #19; Best prior run: 9.227/75.54, Was #20 One more gets in and one more doesn't. McMillen gets a clean safe pass without drama to take over the current #15 position. Dakin's dragster continues to struggle with clutch management repeatedly smoking the tire as he pumps the throttle. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.185/256.84 mph. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.439, 660ft-3.768/184.70 mph. Left Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 4.527/176.28, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.615/201.58, Was #18 Right Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 4.194/225.63, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.600/118.04, Was #20 Troy Buff is on the bump spot at 4.334. It looked expensive, but Litton is in the field on a less than perfect pass. Looked like some carnage near the lights. No joy for Novelli, as the car slows on the top end. Luigi Novelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.295/206.26 mph. Bruce Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.257, 660ft-3.224/256.70 mph. Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 10.974/61.35, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.011/285.29, Was #14 Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.896/152.83, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.334/212.90, Was #17 Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 4.194 and stays there. Game over for both fuelers, with Haddock striking the tires right off the line. Buff picked up the front wheels at the launch and powered on down to near the 660 lights, where the tires began to spin. Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.522/100.40, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.914/292.96, Was #12 Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.894/315.19, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.888/311.92, Was #11 The final qualifying shuffle begins... Lucas get the best of this pair of passes with a full pass, close to his prior best. Langdon's run is over early, with tire smoke near the 330 lights. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.123/274.05 mph. Left Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.864/318.17, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.840/318.17, Was #9 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.902/310.77, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.851/311.56, Was #10 A terrific side by side pass for both cars. They can't improve, but have a good tune up for tomorrow. Fuller matches his prior best MPH and just slows a little to stay #9. Zizzo has another strong pass and may have lost the blower belt right near the lights. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.101/276.52 mph. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.123/273.11 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.126/224.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.830/306.05, Was #8 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.878/307.65, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.824/319.52, Was #7 Kalitta leaves hard and runs strong until near the finish line on a strong pass. Torrance didn't have the same pace and slows early on the top end. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.157/263.20 mph. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.103/275.11 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.909/313.22, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.808/319.22, Was #5 Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 6.659/89.09, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.823/314.97, Was #6 Brown is away first and makes a strong pass with a good MPH without incident. Grubnic will be disappointed, as the tires are up in smoke right at the 330 lights. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.132/269.29 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.657/160.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.790/324.83, Was #3 Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.576/167.66, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.802/317.87, Was #4 No joy here. They leave almost together and run together and smoke the tires together, with identical 330 times. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.307/189.63 mph. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.278/195.99 mph. Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 6.536/90.36, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.776/324.36, Was #1 Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 5.023/140.23, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.784/323.66, Was #2 Last qualifying pair of the race and it's a bust with both cars striking the tires down track. 6:06 p.m. Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 4.194.
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