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NORWALK, Ohio - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment 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: Left Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 6.870/85.27, Now #18; No Prior Run Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 4.413/188.15, Now #15; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,826 feet, track temperature 86 degrees. Palmer used up an
engine on this pass and the word from the top end there is oil on the track. Karamesines started
to lose traction and clicked it off. Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 7.406/92.85, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.143/94.08, Was #19 Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.060/246.93, Now #12; No Prior Run Todd smokes the tires early and clicks it off. Buff was on a good pass and then clicked it off early, but still gets in the show for now. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.206, 660ft-3.175/260.26 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.778/320.74, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.450/177.60, Was #17 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 4.326/191.89, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.035/144.41, Was #18 Dixon torched the head gasket just before half track and he will go into tomorrow from scratch. Schumacher launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.032/286.38 mph. schumacher sets the track E.T. record. Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.819/324.67, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.400/182.08, Was #17 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.243/130.76, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.274/197.05, Was #15 Force launched with the front end in the air and then around 400 feet it started to haze the tires and she clicked it off. Massey with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to go to the number four spot and he tied Grubnic for top speed of the event. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.071/283.67 mph. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.795/323.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.266/199.20, Was #15 Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 3.820/321.50, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.948/280.02, Was #10 Millican launched hard and had the header flames shooting high into the air and goes to the number two spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.047/283.55 mph. alBalooshi was right there with him with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.070/283.61 mph. Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.402/177.98, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.058/246.93, Was #14 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.802/315.64, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.913/310.77, Was #11 Dakin was on a good pass until around half track and then the engine let go with quick firsball. Langdon was straight down Broadway with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.044/281.01 mph. Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.801/321.04, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.055/239.27, Was #13 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.842/322.19, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.903/319.37, Was #11 Vandergriff with a great pass and he keep the big Goodyears stuck and hitting on all eight. He slides right in behind his teammate to the number three spot. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.048/282.72 mph. McMillen with a real nice pass tying his season's quickest pass. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.089/279.04 mph. Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 5.475/121.49, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.009/269.08, Was #13 Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 5.652/124.91, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.874/299.53, Was #12 Lucas is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Then Pruett is up in smoke and he clicks it off. Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 9.207/56.57, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.813/324.67, Was #6 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.806/327.03, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.870/323.74, Was #11 Grubnic is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Torrence launched hard and had the header flames shooting hight over the rear wing all the way down the track. Torrence with huge top end speed and the track speed record here. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.061/281.36 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.767/327.74, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.805/323.35, Was #5 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.812/315.78, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.866/315.42, Was #11 This is great drag race to wrap up day one of qualifying. Kalitta goes back to the number one spot with both ends of the track records. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.027/285.65 mph. Brown with a really nice pass...Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.058/282.07 mph.
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