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Sat, 29 Oct 2011, 07:48 PM

Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

Right Lane: Ike Maier Runs 7.292/94.96, Now #24; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,984 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Maier starts to smoke the tires and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Ron August Runs 3.892/314.39, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.752/112.53, Was #23
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.913/307.23, Now #17; Best prior run: 15.398/27.74, Was #27

Buff with his quickest pass of the weekend and just misses getting into the show. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.197, 660ft-3.126/271.13 mph. August with a great pass, his career quickest and he gets in show. Ron August's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.121/273.33 mph.

Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.965/310.27, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.638/130.10, Was #24
Right Lane: Thomas Nataas Runs 3.918/308.85, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.712/72.76, Was #27

Salinas is out of the groove early and over by the centerline, but he stays with it. He runs his career quickest and fastest, but will not get in the show. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.231, 660ft-3.183/269.51 mph. Nataas with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Thomas Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.133/270.48 mph.

Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.922/305.56, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.563/125.15, Was #25
Right Lane: Pat Dakin No Time, Now #27; Best prior run: 7.327/78.47, Was #27

Dakin with a great pass until right in the lights when the engine let go with a big fireball. His E.T. would have been good enough to get him in the show, but because of the oil down penality he will not get in the show. Lucas with his quickest pass of the weekend, and he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.932/313.51, Now #22; Best prior run: 5.340/130.90, Was #25
Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.879/319.14, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.109/241.50, Was #22

Zizzo launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.118/277.20 mph. McMillen with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.227, 660ft-3.164/274.94 mph.

Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.227/283.85, Now #24; Best prior run: 4.850/164.51, Was #25
Right Lane: Keith Murt Runs 4.029/274.33, Now #20; Best prior run: 3.920/312.35, Was #20

No help here for these two....Steven Chrisman's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.373/246.48 mph.
Keith Murt's incremental times: 60ft-0.895 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.202/264.96 mph.

Left Lane: Chris Karamesines No Time, Now #25; Best prior run: 4.412/232.79, Was #25
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.897/289.01, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.910/315.71, Was #17

Karamesines is shut off and he will not make a pass. It appeared like Langdon might have pitched the blower belt, but he is quick enough to get in the show on the bubble. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.111/277.09 mph.

Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.980/312.93, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.907/316.23, Was #17
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.880/319.29, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.891/297.35, Was #14

McClenathan will not get in the show. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.260, 660ft-3.202/270.54 mph. Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the number 12 spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.117/274.55 mph.

Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.893/316.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.883/315.42, Was #13
Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 3.913/316.15, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.885/314.46, Was #14

A couple good runs, but neither driver improves. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.211, 660ft-3.128/277.09 mph.
Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.143/274.05 mph.

Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.847/319.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.866/321.42, Was #9
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 6.570/90.68, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.872/313.29, Was #10

Dixon with his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest of the round to go to the number three spot. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.093/281.60 mph. Kalitta is dropping cylinders early and clicks it off.

Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.863/313.22, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.864/311.41, Was #9
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.841/319.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.863/318.54, Was #8

Grubnic with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number nine spot. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.185, 660ft-3.091/277.43 mph. Brown launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.082/279.96 mph.

Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.868/315.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.856/317.49, Was #7
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.838/325.61, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.858/321.88, Was #8

Torrence with another good pass, but will not improve. Vandergriff with his career fastest pass, and he goes to the number two spot. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.090/282.48 mph.

Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 3.796/322.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.838/321.81, Was #3
Right Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.851/321.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.854/325.85, Was #7

Worsham with a picture perfect looking pass, straight down the groove, the header flames shooting high over the rear wing and he goes to the number one spot. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.047/282.66 mph. Fuller with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number seven spot. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.047/282.66 mph.

Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 6.105/104.94, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.833/321.27, Was #2
Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.824/324.67, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.849/321.42, Was #6

Bernstein is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Massey with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number two spot. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.073/280.31 mph.

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