Sat, 25 Sep 2010, 08:24 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec 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: Terry Haddock Runs 7.083/97.33, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.138/113.01, Was #17
Right Lane: Mike Bowers Runs 4.417/271.52, Now #17; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 2,663 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Haddock is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle. Bowers got loose on the top end and over by the wall, and he won't get into the show.

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.096/256.99, Was #16
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.934/298.07, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.017/299.46, Was #14

Palmer is in the show and he pulls out of the lanes. Buff launched hard and was straight down the groove and he moves up to the number ten spot. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.129/267.16 mph.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 4.020/300.80, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.987/302.89, Was #14
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.902/308.43, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.979/306.33, Was #12

Lucas was drifting over toward the centerline and he will not improve. Vandergriff with a great looking pass, his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.121/273.61 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.947/294.63, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.951/305.77, Was #12
Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 4.313/200.32, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.933/308.78, Was #9

It appeared Grubnic pushed out a head gasket around 700 feet with a quick flash of flames. McMillen with his quickest pass of weekend, but will stay in the 12th spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.129/263.82 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.902/306.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.933/304.46, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.901/308.71, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.919/304.39, Was #8

This was a great side-by-side drag race with both of them running their quickest passes of the weekend. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.114/271.24 mph.
Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.190, 660ft-3.114/271.13 mph.

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Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.838/313.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.878/309.20, Was #5
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.812/321.42, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.884/313.29, Was #6

This was a great drag race with Brown going to the number one spot, and Bernstein going to the number three spot. Brown was straight down the groove...Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.057/282.01 mph. Bernstein announced earlier today that Copart had signed on for three more years...Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.068/276.75 mph.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.793/320.05, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.852/308.85, Was #6
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.956/297.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.847/316.52, Was #5

Kalitta with a good clean pass, but will not improve...Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.197, 660ft-3.145/264.29 mph. Dixon launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. dixon sets the track E.T. record. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.036/282.66 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.799/321.65, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.839/316.90, Was #5
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.805/321.58, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.834/316.08, Was #3

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up qualifying...mcClenathan with his quickest pass of the weekend. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.051/282.66 mph. Schumacher launched hard and was straight down the groove with big top end speed. He set the track speed record. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.821 sec., 330ft-2.135, 660ft-3.042/280.25 mph.

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