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Sat, 05 Oct 2013, 15:44 PM

Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from final, round 4 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:

Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.869/319.98, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.936/253.28, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 3,214 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Pruett was straight down the groove to make her quickest pass of the weekend to move off the bump spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.192, 660ft-3.112/278.98 mph.

Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.813/314.09, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.845/319.98, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.996/307.79, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.255/95.35, Was #17

Massey launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He will move into the top half of the show. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.055/283.97 mph. Torrence is dropping cylinders right at the hit and never picked them up. Torrence will not get in the show and second time this year and the fourth time in his career he will not race on Sunday. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.204/266.27 mph.

Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.819/322.96, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.831/320.36, Was #12
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 3.897/304.60, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.922/297.42, Was #16

Grubnic launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder two spot. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.166, 660ft-3.071/281.25 mph. Frigo was on a good pass until right in the lights when the engines started eating itself up and let go with a big fireball. He still runs his quickest pass of the weekend, but will start sunday from the number 16 spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.108/269.13 mph.

Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.820/323.58, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.829/318.84, Was #12
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 5.228/132.97, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.863/321.50, Was #14

Force launched hard and was straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.073/281.19 mph. McMillen is up in smoke jut before half track and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.841/320.58, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.821/318.39, Was #12
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 3.897/272.17, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.843/320.89, Was #13

Torrence with another good looking run, he will not improve but will start from the number 12 spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.084/279.56 mph. alBalooshi was on a great pass and then the car went silent just before the finish line. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.088/279.38 mph.

Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.821/322.50, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.814/323.66, Was #9
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.774/156.15, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.808/322.27, Was #6

Millican with another good looking pass, but he will not improve. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.067/279.56 mph. Kalitta starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 5.755/114.48, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.809/323.04, Was #7
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.815/320.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.793/324.98, Was #5

Vandergriff is up in smoke just past the 330-foot mark and clicks it off. Brown launched hard keep the big Goodyears hooked up all the way down the track. Brown with the second quickest pass of the round. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.062/280.60 mph.

Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.970/141.73, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.778/323.97, Was #3
Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.811/321.50, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.788/324.44, Was #4

Schumacher is up in smoke and he clicks it off. Bernstein with a great looking pass, straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the round. Bernstein's chutes don't blossom, but he does a great job getting the car stopped. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.061/278.81 mph.

Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.800/320.58, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.776/325.14, Was #2
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.787/322.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.772/314.90, Was #1

This is a great drag race to wrap up Top Fuel qualifying as these two make the two quickest passes of the round. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.048/281.13 mph.
Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.040/284.15 mph. Lucas will qualify No. 1 for the third tome this season and the 11th time in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink