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MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th 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: Leah Pruett Runs 3.936/253.28, Now #13; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,764 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. The word from last
night was they have the new six-disc clutch system and there was problems with the clutch disc
gap...Pruett starts mixing up the cylinders just past half track and then there is a lot of engine
smoke from 600 feet on. The word from the top end is there oil on the track. She still runs here
quickest pass of the weekend. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.161,
660ft-3.076/276.75 mph. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 3.922/297.42, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.831/320.36, Now #10; No Prior Run Frigo with a great looking pass, his quickest of the weekend to go to the number 14 spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.117/265.53 mph. Grubnic launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number 10 spot. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.076/278.98 mph. Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 3.843/320.89, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.859/318.24, Was #12 Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.821/318.39, Now #9; No Prior Run alBalooshi with a good clean pass, his quickest pass of the weekend, but stays in the number ten spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.163, 660ft-3.087/277.89 mph. Torrence was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number nine spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.062/279.09 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 7.255/95.35, Now #17; No Prior Run Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.851/315.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.845/319.98, Was #13 Torrence is up in smoke right off the starting line and will be down to one shot to get in the show. Massey was on a great looking pass until right in the lights when it started mixing up cylinders and there was a quick flash of flame. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.553/171.73, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.863/321.50, Was #14 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.853/313.44, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.829/318.84, Was #10 McMillen started to lose traction and clicked it off. Force with another good pass, but slowed from yesterday's E.T. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.083/277.72 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 5.416/129.18, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.808/322.27, Was #6 Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.835/319.07, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.814/323.66, Was #8 Kalitta is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Millican with another good pass, but he will not improve on yesterday's E.T. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.075/278.69 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.793/324.98, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.793/321.27, Was #5 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 5.923/105.79, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.809/323.04, Was #7 Brown launched hard and keep it hooked up to match his E.T. from yesterday and will stay in the number five spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.048/283.73 mph. Vandergriff started to lose traction around the 330-foot mark and clicked it off. Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 7.015/91.79, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.788/324.44, Was #4 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.730/153.51, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.778/323.97, Was #3 Bernstein starts to lose traction around 150 feet and clicks it off. Schumacher starts to smoke the tires just before half track and clicked it off. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.849/304.32, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.772/314.90, Was #1 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.868/307.37, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.776/325.14, Was #2 Lucas with another good pass, but will not improve on his number qualifying E.T. from yesterday. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.083/281.54 mph. Langdon had a hole out right from the hit and still makes a good run. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.085/271.02 mph.
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