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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Right Lane: Ike Maier Runs 6.527/165.44, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.965/301.94, Was #17 4:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,317 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.
Maier was up in smoke right at the hit and he pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up. He will
not get in the show. Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.887/311.77, Now #13; No Prior Run Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 9.672/42.66, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.909/315.64, Was #15 Dakin launched hard and keep it hooked up to get in the show with his quickest pass of the weekend. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.185, 660ft-3.112/274.66 mph. McMillen started to lose traction right off the starting line and then banged the blower and the chutes deployed. He will stay on the bump spot. There is still a couple drivers that could bump into the field, Karamesines and Millican. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.902/286.44, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.679/98.59, Was #19 Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 5.025/141.94, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.887/278.46, Was #14 Millican with a good pass until on the top end when it pitched the blower belt, but he was quick enough to get in the show. He is in the show on the bump spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.198, 660ft-3.109/277.72 mph. Millican can still get bumped out by the Karamesines. Lucas started mixing up cylinders early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.029/301.54, Now #18; Best prior run: 3.951/307.09, Was #18 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.181/212.73, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.868/316.08, Was #12 Karamesines with a good looking pass, but not enough to get in the show. Vandergriff was spinning the tires early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 10.587/74.65, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.891/311.05, Was #15 Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 3.882/291.76, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.867/315.27, Was #11 Crampton is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. alBalooshi with a clean pass until right in the lights when it dropped cylinders. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.072/271.68 mph. Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.912/307.65, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.857/307.37, Was #10 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.868/310.63, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.841/312.42, Was #7 Pritchett with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.125/270.92 mph. Force with the quickest pass of the round, but will not improve. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.096/276.97 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.853/311.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.856/311.85, Was #9 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.849/301.74, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.840/317.05, Was #6 This was a good looking side-by-side drag race with the two quickest passes of the round. Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not move into the top half of the show. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.085/278.58 mph. Langdon with the quickest pass of the round, but he will stay in the number six spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.142, 660ft-3.062/276.80 mph. Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.870/309.70, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.851/319.37, Was #8 Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.870/284.39, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.832/318.24, Was #4 These two with identical E.T.s, but torrence's speed is way down as he pitched the blower belt on the top end. Neither driver will improve...Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.095/276.13 mph. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.075/279.04 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.846/320.43, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.833/315.49, Was #5 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.839/318.09, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.831/318.62, Was #3 These two were side-by-side all the way down the track, neither driver will improve, but had the two quickest passes of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.090/279.56 mph. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.178, 660ft-3.083/281.36 mph. Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.804/317.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.828/310.34, Was #2 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.834/308.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.810/317.57, Was #1 Todd launched hard and keep it hooked up, it appeared to be eating itself up on the top end. Todd runs the quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number one spot. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.047/281.95 mph. Todd qualifies number one for the fourth time in his career. Torrence with another great looking pass, the second quickest of the session. He will start Sunday from the number two spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.064/280.49 mph.
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