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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Jenna Haddock Runs 3.955/263.10, Now #13; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 2,125 feet, track temperature 102 degrees. Haddock was on a good
pass until right in the lights when it starting mixing up cylinders and slowed. Still her quickest
pass of the weekend to get a number on the board. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.809/324.36, Now #11; No Prior Run Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.910/258.67, Now #14; No Prior Run Kalitta launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the number 11 spot...Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.061/282.72 mph. Kinsley was on a good pass until right in the lights when it started mixing up cylinders and appeared to push out a head gasket. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.130, 660ft-3.052/269.83 mph. Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.746/327.27, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.794/321.96, Was #9 Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.711/153.37, Now #16; No Prior Run Torrence launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.115, 660ft-3.005/286.01 mph. Dakin started to haze the tires around 400 feet and clicked it off. Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 5.126/130.95, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.805/321.96, Was #10 Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 4.085/293.73, Now #16; No Prior Run Dixon starts to haze the tires around 300 feet and clicks it off. Reed with good clean pass to get in the show. His quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 5.201/130.89, Now #18; No Prior Run Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.774/317.27, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.775/322.65, Was #8 McClenathan starts to haze the tires around 300 feet and clicks it off. Millican launched hard and keep it hooked up, but will not improve. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.815 sec., 330ft-2.109, 660ft-3.016/279.73 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.784/323.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.826/323.43, Was #12 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.607/163.35, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.760/319.67, Was #7 Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up the ladder three spots. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.036/283.97 mph. Brown started to haze the tires around 400 feet and clicked it off. Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.814/313.37, Now #13; No Prior Run Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 7.353/86.11, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.758/324.75, Was #6 Buff was on a really good pass and then it pitched the blower belt off on the top end. He still gets in the show. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.049/279.85 mph. Crampton dropped a cylinder or two right at the hit and then clicked it off. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.859/310.63, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.832/312.93, Was #14 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.261/192.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.756/323.12, Was #5 McMillen with another good pass, but will not improve. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.178, 660ft-3.087/278.63 mph. Torrence started to haze the tires and clicked it off. Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.797/151.32, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.785/317.64, Was #10 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.801/322.73, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.755/326.00, Was #4 Todd started to smoke the tires just before half track and clicked it off. Langdon with good clean pass, ut will not improve... Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.051/283.85 mph. Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 3.816/299.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.744/329.18, Was #1 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.791/324.67, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.749/326.71, Was #3 Connolly was on another great looking pass until right in the lights when the engine let go with a big fireball. He will not improve, but holds on to the number one spot. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.050/282.48 mph. The word from the top end is there is oil in Connolly's lane so it will cost him $3000. Force with another great pass, but will not improve. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.046/284.27 mph.
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