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LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota 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: Terry McMillen Runs 3.996/305.98, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.201/110.98, Was #18 Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 4,361 feet, track temperature 92 degrees. McMillen is straight
down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Terry McMillen's
incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.261, 660ft-3.204/268.01 mph. Right Lane: Jenna Haddock Runs 3.952/251.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.014/232.35, Was #17 Haddock launched hard and was on great looking pass until in the lights when it pitched the blower belt, but she coasted across the finish line to get in the show. Jenna Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.081/274.44 mph. Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.916/312.57, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.389/217.07, Was #18 Right Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.043/289.51, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.994/301.27, Was #16 Pritchett with a real nice pass, straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. That will bump out Karamesines...Karamesines started drifting out of the groove past half track and clicked it off. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.892 sec., 330ft-2.275, 660ft-3.229/267.06 mph. Just got the word from the starting line, there is oil and this is KAramesines first of the year and will cost him $1000. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.773/323.74, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.959/244.69, Was #16 Right Lane: Noah Stutz Runs 3.847/300.66, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.870/317.94, Was #12 Force launched hard and keep it hooked up and hitting on all eight to move into the top half of the show. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.035/288.15 mph. Stutz with another good looking pass, his quickest of the weekend, but gets bumped back one spot. Noah Stutz's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.084/283.07 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.839/315.49, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.890/318.09, Was #14 Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 8.342/71.39, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.822/315.64, Was #10 Kalitta keep it hitting on all eight all the way down the track with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up the ladder one spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.080/283.43 mph. Millican was dropping cylinders right at the hit and the the engine let go by 100 feet with a huge fireball. The word from the Safety Safari is there is oil in Millican's lane, this is his first of the season and that will cost him $1000. Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 3.773/308.14, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.829/325.06, Was #12 Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.752/317.94, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.774/308.35, Was #8 Connolly with a real nice pass until on the top end when it started mixing up cylinders and the it pushed the car out of the groove over by the wall. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend and ties Force, but will give up the position based on his slower speed. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.138, 660ft-3.021/288.77 mph. Crampton launched hard and keep it hooked up and appeared to drop a cylinder or two, but still makes his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number five spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.135, 660ft-3.009/290.57 mph. Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 5.160/138.68, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.770/327.51, Was #7 Todd starts to haze the tires just before half track and clicked it off. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.779/322.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.794/323.81, Was #10 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 7.444/96.49, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.768/332.67, Was #6 Schumacher was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number ten spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.036/287.05 mph. He will race Todd in round one tomorrow. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.790/324.51, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.745/322.11, Was #4 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.735/327.11, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.733/328.30, Was #2 Torrence with a real nice pass, straight down the groove with another good pass, but will not improve. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.163, 660ft-3.049/286.98 mph. Dixon keep the candles lit and the big Goodyears hooked up to make the quickest pass of the round. He was just off his qualifying E.T. and will stay number two. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.003/291.07 mph. Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.745/325.61, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.733/327.19, Was #3 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.748/324.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.722/326.95, Was #1 This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up Top Fuel qualifying. Torrence with another great pass, straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the round and he stay in the number three spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.007/290.57 mph. Brown with another great pass...he keep it hitting on all eight for the third quickest of the session. He will qualify number one for the sixth time this year and the 43rd time in his career. This is his 32nd time he has qualified number one in Top Fuel. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-3.005/287.23 mph.
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