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COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from final, round 4 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Kyle Wurtzel No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.015/278.92, Was #14 Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,090 feet, track temperature 118 degrees. Wurtzel with problems
before the runs and was shut off. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.872/298.80, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.868/312.64, Was #11 Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 10.297/83.90, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.008/295.08, Was #13 Millican is on a good looking pass and then right before half track it started to drop cylinders. Palmer is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.847/286.56, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.811/319.82, Was #8 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.993/303.78, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.843/319.37, Was #10 Schumacher was on a good pass, but then had a lot of engine smoke right in the lights. He will not improve. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.066/281.54 mph. McMillen with a clean pass, but will not improve. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.230, 660ft-3.195/264.34 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.775/319.45, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.789/321.27, Was #7 Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.957/258.22, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.822/303.50, Was #9 Brown launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight and hooked to make his quickest pass of the weekend. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.029/287.90 mph. Pritchett was another good pass until right in the lights when there was a lot of engine and quick flash of flames. Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.847/319.37, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.783/319.52, Was #7 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.820/321.81, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.771/324.12, Was #4 This was a good side-by-side drag race. Langdon is straight down the groove with the third quickest pass of the session. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.183, 660ft-3.091/280.25 mph. Torrence keep it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the second quickest pass of the session. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.071/285.95 mph. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.960/140.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.777/320.51, Was #6 Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.789/313.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.762/323.81, Was #3 Force started to lose traction early and clicked it off. Todd launched hard and keep it hitting on eight to make the second quickest pass of the weekend. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.039/286.98 mph. Left Lane: Richie Crampton No Time, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.761/321.50, Was #2 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.797/324.51, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.731/328.70, Was #1 Crampton banged the blower right at the hit and chutes deployed, he came to a stop on the track around half track. Kalitta launched hard and makes another great pass, the third quickest of the session. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.053/284.93 mph. Kalitta qualifies No. 1 for the second time this season and the 45th time in his career.
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