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MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA 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: Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 8.000/81.04, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.843/317.72, Was #6 Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 1,605 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.
Worsham shook the tire right at the hit and clicked it off.... Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.876/307.37, Now #13; No Prior Run Right Lane: Rit Pustari Runs 7.727/75.05, Now #14; No Prior Run Pustari started to shake and pedaled it one time, but couldn't get it to hook up and clicked it off. Dakin is a little loose at mid-track, but stays with it. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.089/271.84 mph. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.089/271.84 mph. Left Lane: Terry McMillen No Time, Now #17; No Prior Run Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.782/323.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.817/322.27, Was #3 McMillen rolls out with an all pink Top Fueler...Massey launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.142, 660ft-3.033/283.67 mph. McMillen was on a real nice pass then right in the lights it appeared the blower broke off and then engine let go with a big fireball. There is oil in McMillen's lane so he won't get the E.T. and that will cost another 10 points. Left Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 3.888/310.70, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.801/323.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.854/319.14, Was #10 Fuller with a really nice looking run, his career quickest to go to the number four spot. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.049/283.07 mph. Litton with his career quickest pass to get in the show and then when he pop the chutes the first blew off the car. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas No Time, Now #18; No Prior Run Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.807/320.36, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.846/319.37, Was #8 Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the number four spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.050/280.66 mph. Lucas was a on a good pass until right before the finish line when the engine let go with a quick fireball. the word for the top end is there is oil on the track so he will lose his E.T. and be charged five points. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.851/317.79, Now #10; No Prior Run Right Lane: Fred Farndon Runs 8.076/83.60, Now #17; No Prior Run Farndon had a hole or two out right at the hit and clicked it off...Millican with his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number ten spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.090/279.09 mph. Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 8.024/85.49, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.854/318.77, Was #12 Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 3.932/265.17, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.876/315.71, Was #13 Langdon shook hard right at the hit and clicked it off...Lagana with a good pass, but got real loose right in the lights. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.100/273.55 mph. Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.853/293.03, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.822/320.74, Was #6 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.849/316.15, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.853/319.29, Was #11 Kalitta chattered the tires, but was able to drive through it, to move up one spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.084/278.29 mph. Bernstein was on a good pass until right in the lights when the left rear tire came flying off. Bernstein did a great job driving it as the car darted right behind Kalitta in the right lane and then hit the right wall. Bernstein is out of the car and is okay... Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 8.401/67.25, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.798/320.43, Was #3 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.819/321.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.847/320.89, Was #9 Dixon with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Vandergriff launched hard and makes his career quickest pass to get into the top half of the show. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.062/281.36 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.988/141.74, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.797/324.44, Was #2 Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.818/316.97, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.825/316.60, Was #8 Brown started to lose traction around 400 feet and clicked it off. Grubnic launched hard and keep it hooked up to run his career quickest and fastest to go to the number six spot. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.158, 660ft-3.057/280.37 mph.
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