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Fri, 29 Oct 2010, 09:22 PM

Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals 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: Rob Passey Runs 4.846/164.37, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Tim Boychuk Runs 4.019/261.83, Now #5; No Prior Run

Passey's car pitches the blower belt and he coast through the 1000 feet. Boychuk with his first pass on the NHRA tour this year. Boychuk with a real nice pass until it started to slow on the top end. Tim Boychuk's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.222, 660ft-3.170/267.06 mph.

Left Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 6.522/96.83, Now #22; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 6.281/106.63, Now #21; No Prior Run

Karamesines started to lose traction right off the starting line and pedaled it only to go back up in smoke. Palmer started to smoke the tires right off the starting line and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.918/312.21, Now #3; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.110/281.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 9.771/76.57, Was #24

Langdon launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.204, 660ft-3.141/272.23 mph. Chrisman with a good clean pass to get in the show. Steven Chrisman's incremental times: 60ft-0.889 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.250/247.93 mph.

Left Lane: Ron August Runs 8.251/88.99, Now #26; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.973/289.51, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.264/76.72, Was #25

Buff launched hard and the header flames were shooting high over the rear wing as the sun is starting to set. He goes to the number three spot. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.183, 660ft-3.142/260.26 mph. August smoked the tires early and clicked it off.

Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.874/315.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.276/96.20, Was #23
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.865/312.71, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.177/101.23, Was #22

This was a great side-by-side drag race as Torrence goes to the number one spot and Grubnic goes to the number three spot. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.103/274.44 mph.
Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.089/273.22 mph.

Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.911/311.27, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.712/117.39, Was #23
Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.885/302.55, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.959/142.49, Was #20

Brown with a real nice pass to get in the top half of the show...Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.218, 660ft-3.134/274.89 mph. Bernstein was straight down the groove to go to the number four spot...Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.093/271.79 mph.

Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 8.518/76.50, Now #23; Best prior run: 5.401/123.94, Was #23
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 5.051/137.61, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.535/168.66, Was #18

Vandergriff is up in smoke early and clicked it off...Kalitta was up in smoke by half track.

Left Lane: Steve Faria Runs 4.379/216.03, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.289/140.02, Was #22
Right Lane: Mark Mariani Runs 8.316/78.93, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.479/190.73, Was #16

Mariani was up in smoke right off the starting line...Faria is off the throttle early.

Left Lane: Stig Neergaard Runs 4.109/257.87, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.847/159.38, Was #22
Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.923/309.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.242/221.09, Was #15

Neergaard makes a move in the right direction with a good pass. Zizzo with a great looking pass to get in the show. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.198, 660ft-3.139/269.19 mph.

Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 7.932/85.69, Now #21; Best prior run: 4.681/163.22, Was #21
Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 3.928/309.27, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.142/224.40, Was #16

McMillen is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Lagana launched hard and runs his quickest and fastest pass in his NHRA career. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.207, 660ft-3.143/269.51 mph.

Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.825/318.99, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.489/170.34, Was #19
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.979/299.93, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.977/271.57, Was #12

No help here for Lucas, but a clean pass...Dixon with a great pass as the header flames are shooting high over the rear wing. Dixon goes to the number one spot. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.069/281.25 mph.

Left Lane: Mike Strasburg Runs 4.029/305.77, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.024/305.98, Was #15
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.878/309.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.932/301.20, Was #11

Strasburg with another good pass, but he doen't improve. Millican with another great pass to get into the top half of the show. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.102/276.86 mph.

Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.812/325.14, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.871/321.73, Was #3
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 8.749/76.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.892/316.01, Was #7

McClenathan is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicked it off. Schumacher with a great pass and he runs the fastest pass in the history of Top Fuel. Schumacher goes to the number one spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.066/283.37 mph.

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