Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 18:11 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 4.111/261.37, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,412 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Kebin Kinsley is making his Top Fuel debut in the Gas Monkey Garage Top Fueler with John Smith tuning the car. He makes a nice clean pass. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.240/250.41 mph.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.819/324.20, Now #2
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.818/322.50, Now #1

This was a great sice-by-side drag race to get qualifying started...Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.069/282.60 mph.
Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.064/279.56 mph.

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Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.893/304.12, Now #3
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 7.964/73.99, Now #5

Buff was on a good pass until on the top end when it started to get loose and he clicked it off. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.098/268.49 mph. Lucas was dropping a bunch of cylinders early and clicked it off by 330 feet.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.829/314.97, Now #3
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 7.671/83.75, Now #6

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,452 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Pritchett with a real nice pass to start the weekend, straight down the groove. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.063/277.37 mph. McMillen got real loose right at the hit and close to the centerline before he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 7.089/79.66, Now #7
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.271/196.82, Now #6

Millican starts to lose traction early and clicks it off. Vandergriff started to haze the tires just past half track and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 9.083/48.77, Now #11
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.816/319.60, Now #1

Force was mixing up cylinders early and he chute deployed by 300 feet. Crampton launched hard and he was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.062/280.25 mph.

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Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 3.829/317.57, Now #4
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.879/146.42, Now #9

alBalooshi with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.068/278.46 mph. Todd started to haze the tires around half track and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 6.732/86.76, Now #11
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.559/94.28, Now #10

Both cars are up in smoke by 200 feet and click them off.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.914/147.55, Now #11
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.334/203.77, Now #9

Torrence is up to the number three spot after his win in round one last week...Brown starts to lose traction early and clicks it off. Torrence is up in smoke around the same time as brown and then he hits the throttle one more time.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.790/322.11, Now #1
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.828/322.34, Now #5

Schumacher with his round win in Charlotte move up to the number two spot in the Countdown to the Championship. Schumacher launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.039/284.27 mph. Kalitta with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.077/282.01 mph.

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