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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual 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: Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 11.136/74.14, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.021/278.92, Was #14 Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 3,454 feet, track temperature 119 degrees. Crampton is up in
smoke as soon as he hits the throttle and clicks it off. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.881/314.17, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.954/303.37, Was #12 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.886/314.68, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.985/294.43, Was #13 Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up a couple spots on the ladder. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.116/276.52 mph. McMillen with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 13 spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.203, 660ft-3.120/277.20 mph. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.008/250.04, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.902/308.21, Was #12 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.839/316.60, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.870/295.27, Was #9 Force slowed on the top end...Dixon with his quickest pass of the weekend. It appeared to torch a head gasket in the lights. He moves up to the number five spot. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.083/283.85 mph. Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.890/309.63, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.803/319.45, Was #4 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.965/313.58, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.868/315.86, Was #9 This was a good side-by-side drag race...neither driver improves, but Pritchett with the fourth quickest pass of the session and Langdon the fifth quickest pass of the round. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.202, 660ft-3.117/277.72 mph. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.237, 660ft-3.189/270.64 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.668/161.63, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.786/320.36, Was #3 Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 6.777/93.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.860/314.61, Was #8 torrence started to haze the tires and clicked it off. Todd started to lose traction early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.866/314.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.774/319.75, Was #2 Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 5.535/101.71, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.859/307.58, Was #7 Schumacher launched hard and keep it hooked up to make the second quickest pass of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.103/279.44 mph. Connolly's engine let go around 330 feet with a big fireball. The word from the Safety Safari is there is oil on the track. This is his third oil down of the season and will cost them $4000. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.900/303.37, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.758/318.77, Was #1 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.852/298.80, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.854/311.05, Was #6 Millican with another good clean pass and will start from the number one spot for the third time in his career and the first time since Brainerd of 2013. Brown was on a great pass until right in the lights when it banged it with a quick flash of flame. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.077/281.13 mph.
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