Fri, 19 Jul 2013, 20:52 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Mike Strasburg No Time, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 24.29 inches, adjusted altitude 9,131 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Strasburg fired the car up and then was shut off before he did the burnout.

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Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.657/189.42, Now #1
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 4.952/150.85, Now #2

Palmer started dropping cylinders right off the starting line and clicked it off. Chrisman started dropping cylinders early in the run and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.307/205.63, Now #1
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 5.056/143.00, Now #4

Force with a brand new car here...she started to lose traction around half track and clicked it off. McMillen is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 4.205/224.66, Now #2
Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.108/251.49, Now #1

Grubnic was on a good pass and then started to haze the tires and clicked it off early. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.256, 660ft-3.237/257.78 mph. Bernstein with a good pass, but clicked it right before the finish line...Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.262, 660ft-3.231/263.56 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.376/188.96, Now #5
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.984/307.79, Now #1

Torrence is up in smoke by 400 feet and clicked it off. Vandergriff makes a full pass under power and goes to the number one spot with a nice pass. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.237, 660ft-3.194/266.90 mph.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 4.600/174.71, Now #7
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.975/308.57, Now #1

Lucas starts to lose traction and clicks it off early. Millican launches hard and keeps it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.190/271.84 mph.

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Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 4.018/312.06, Now #3
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.850/157.95, Now #10

Brown is dropping cylinders early and then smoking the tires before he clicks it off. alBalooshi is dropping cylinders on the top end, but still goes to the number three spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.276, 660ft-3.236/268.65 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.476/184.83, Now #9
Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 4.002/307.51, Now #3

Kalitta started to pull the tire loose and clicked it off. Massey goes to the number four spot with a full pass...Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.249, 660ft-3.210/265.17 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.565/176.53, Now #11
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.935/315.12, Now #1

Schumacher is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Langdon launches hard and keeps it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.232, 660ft-3.164/274.83 mph.

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