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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Thomas Nataas Runs 3.939/308.14, Now #1 Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,420 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Nataas launched hard
and was straight down the groove. Thomas Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.210,
660ft-3.152/269.56 mph. Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 5.558/138.34, Now #3 Right Lane: Keith Murt Runs 4.199/219.26, Now #2 Murt clicked it off early...Salinas started to smoke the tires early and pedaled it one time. Left Lane: Ron August Runs 4.089/291.70, Now #3 Right Lane: Ike Maier Runs 3.989/304.46, Now #2 August is dropping cylinders right at the hit. Maier with a nice pass to go to the number two spot. Ike Maier's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.226, 660ft-3.192/265.17 mph. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.113/254.38, Now #5 Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.967/298.14, Now #2 McClenathan is dropping cylinders early...Dakin's engine is eating itself up beginning around half track and then has quick flash of flame in the lights. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.220, 660ft-3.162/267.00 mph. Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 12.797/78.94, Now #9 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.899/310.13, Now #1 Chrisman was up in smoke right at the hit. Zizzo launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.200, 660ft-3.127/274.89 mph. Left Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.151/284.09, Now #7 Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 6.227/102.91, Now #10 Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 27.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,882 feet, track temperature 103 degrees. Lagana started to haze
the tires around 200 feet and clicked it off. Karamesines with a good, clean, safe pass...Chris
Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.325, 660ft-3.309/255.68 mph. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 5.364/125.12, Now #10 Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.961/304.05, Now #3 Millican is up in smoke early and clicks it off...Buff was straight down the groove...Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.224, 660ft-3.166/268.44 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.928/313.22, Now #2 Right Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 4.344/189.68, Now #11 Fuller was on a good pass until around 600 feet when it started to smoke the tires. Torrence was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.150/269.03 mph. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.973/312.64, Now #7 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.929/291.07, Now #3 Vandergriff with a real nice pass to go to the number three spot. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.205, 660ft-3.145/273.11 mph. McMillen gets in the show with a clean pass... Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.937/314.68, Now #5 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.906/316.15, Now #2 Lucas with a good clean pass to get into the top half of the show. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.230, 660ft-3.165/272.50 mph. Langdon keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.212, 660ft-3.141/275.84 mph. Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.988/295.27, Now #11 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.920/308.00, Now #3 Grubnic gets in the show for now...Kalitta with a real good pass to start the weekend. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.200, 660ft-3.137/271.84 mph. Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.964/298.54, Now #10 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.902/318.24, Now #2 Schumacher launches hard and was straight down the groove with a good looking pass. He goes to the number two spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.136/272.67 mph. Bernstein was mixing up cylinders on the top end, but gets in the show. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.155/263.36 mph. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 3.879/316.97, Now #1 Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.903/316.01, Now #4 This was a great side-by-side drag race. Worsham goes to the number one spot. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.112/274.05 mph. Massey goes to the number four spot. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.130/269.73 mph. Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.903/317.57, Now #4 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.941/315.56, Now #12 Dixon was straight down the groove with a good pass. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.209, 660ft-3.140/275.17 mph. Brown gets in the show. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.170/272.67 mph.
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