Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 19:02 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Jenna Haddock Runs 7.969/88.88, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.939/174.73, Was #18
Right Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 3.987/291.89, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.428/180.57, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,237 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Haddock starts to lose traction right at the hit and clicks it off. Novelli was on a good looking pass until right in the lights when it pitched the blower belt off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.949/305.22, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.887/319.67, Was #15
Right Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 11.945/74.31, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.918/308.43, Was #16

McMillen with a clean pass and they will start Sunday from the number 15 spot. Wurtzel double steps it and then is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.878/315.56, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.886/315.42, Was #14
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.854/306.40, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.856/293.92, Was #13

Torrence with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 14 spot. Buff dropped a cylinder right at the hit, but still makes his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot.

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Left Lane: Wayne Newby Runs 10.319/80.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.832/308.85, Was #12
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.765/319.60, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.811/321.12, Was #10

Newby is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle and clicks it off. Millican launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number four spot with a great pass. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-3.012/283.85 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.825/320.13, Was #11
Right Lane: Richie Crampton No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.805/325.06, Was #10

They both launched hard and make good looking passes, but no numbers came up on the scoreboard, so these two will stay in number 11 and 10 spots.

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Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 3.777/326.00, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.797/325.06, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.718/328.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.799/323.81, Was #9

Connolly with a great looking pass, his quickest of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.039/287.53 mph. Torrence launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Torrence with career best E.T. and speed to set both ends of the track record. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.985/290.69 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.776/328.38, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.778/326.95, Was #8
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.753/321.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.785/325.30, Was #9

Langdon with a great pass to make his quickest pass of the weekend and he runs the fastest pass of the season and he sets the track speed record. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.042/289.01 mph. Force with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-3.010/288.95 mph.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.793/326.87, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.776/326.87, Was #8
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.736/321.96, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.765/322.96, Was #5

Todd with a good pass, but he will not improve. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.163, 660ft-3.053/285.71 mph. Brown launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.117, 660ft-2.994/289.07 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.759/321.27, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.763/323.43, Was #5
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.739/329.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.756/328.06, Was #4

Kalitta with another great pass, his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will stay in the number five spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.017/288.89 mph. Dixon launched hard and he makes his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number three spot. He sets the track speed record. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-3.006/289.69 mph. Torrence holds on to the No. 1 spot and this is the first time this season and the fifth time in his career.

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