Sat, 13 Sep 2014, 14:13 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina 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:

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.831/318.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.872/317.94, Was #9

1:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 3,071 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Kalitta launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.076/280.72 mph.

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Left Lane: Ike Maier Runs 3.965/301.94, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Pat Dakin No Time, Now #17; No Prior Run

Dakin fired the car and then the team couldn't get the starter to disengage and finally they were told to shut it off. Maier with a real nice pass with his quickest and fastest pass of the season. Ike Maier's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.166/264.91 mph.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.832/318.24, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.846/319.75, Was #4
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.679/98.59, Now #14; No Prior Run

Torrence launched hard and keep it hooked up to move up the ladder one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.076/281.25 mph. Millican dropped a cylinder or two right at the hit and clicked it off by 330 feet.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.810/317.57, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.852/320.58, Was #7
Right Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 3.951/307.09, Now #13; No Prior Run

Torrence keep the big Goodyears hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.055/283.79 mph. Karamesines with a good looking pass to get in the show. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.223, 660ft-3.165/270.21 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.841/312.42, Now #6; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 4.508/172.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.891/311.05, Was #12

Force with her quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.075/279.50 mph. Crampton started to haze the tires just past the 330-foot mark.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.909/315.64, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.857/307.37, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.889/305.91, Was #12

McMillen with a clean pass to get a number on the board and in the show. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.212, 660ft-3.142/275.62 mph. Pritchett was straight down the groove to go to the number nine spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.077/277.20 mph.

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Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.868/316.08, Now #11; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.833/315.49, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.847/316.30, Was #7

This is a good side-by-side drag race...Vandergriff with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Up to the number 11 spot. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.102/277.26 mph. Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder two spots. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.072/280.66 mph. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.072/280.66 mph.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 9.875/77.40, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.887/278.46, Was #13
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.856/311.85, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.869/307.93, Was #12

Lucas is up in moke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicked it off. Brown was straight down the groove to move up the ladder a couple spots. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.086/278.23 mph.

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Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 7.842/67.38, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.867/315.27, Was #11
Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.865/306.81, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.851/319.37, Was #8

alBalooshi started to haze the tires right off the starting line and clicked it off. Today is Massey's birthday...he makes another good pass, but will not improve on yesterday's E.T. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.085/278.86 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.746/94.82, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.840/317.05, Was #6
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.855/264.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.828/310.34, Was #2

Langdon start to smoke the tires right off the starting line and clicks it off. Todd was on a good pass and then the engine went silent and he slowed...J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.031/286.44 mph.

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