Fri, 13 May 2016, 18:05 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 6.131/109.03, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,081 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Wurtzel launched hard and started to shake and clicked it off.

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Right Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.532/199.67, Now #1

Karamesines was hazing the tires early and he attempted to drive through it and then was up in smoke around 330 feet and then it pitched the blower belt and he coasted on down the track.

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Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.878/295.34, Now #2
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.858/317.57, Now #1

Langdon launched hard and keep it hooked up and made a good looking pass to start the weekend. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.188, 660ft-3.101/281.36 mph. Dakin was right there with him until around 800 feet when it dropped a cylinder. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.100/276.41 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 5.421/129.29, Now #5
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.821/310.91, Now #1

McMillen is back with a brand new car...he clicks it off early. Crampton launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.059/283.49 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 4.737/161.81, Now #6
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.833/310.48, Now #2

Pritchett is a DSR car this weekend and is on a planned shut off. Schumacher was on great pass until right in the lights when there was a bang and pop and the engine went silent. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.075/280.43 mph.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.332/192.96, Now #5
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.500/95.92, Now #10

Todd started to lose traction around half track and clicked it off. Millican started to haze the tires around 200 feet and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.824/318.92, Now #2
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.876/314.68, Now #5

Torrence launched hard and keep it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.074/288.77 mph. Brown with a real good looking pass, straight down the groove to the number five spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.114/280.14 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.845/318.17, Now #4
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.545/170.30, Now #10

Kalitta with a real nice pass to go to the number four spot...he was straight down the groove. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.093/283.67 mph. Force was on a good pass until around half track when it started to haze the tires and she clicked it off.

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