Fri, 14 Oct 2016, 22:54 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st 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:

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.727/322.50, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.982/268.12, Was #13
Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 8.730/77.98, Now #15; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 2,000 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.981/288.95 mph. Kinsley lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.835/309.84, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.883/307.16, Was #13
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.423/184.98, Now #15; No Prior Run

McMillen is straight down the groove to get into the show on the bump spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.058/278.17 mph. Haddock started mixing up the cylinders early and then it appeared to push out a head gasket and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.843/314.02, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.872/310.20, Was #13
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 4.331/188.15, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.993/271.62, Was #14

Buff was on a good pass and just misses to get in the show and will start over tomorrow. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.073/276.07 mph. Palmer launched hard and then around 300 feet the engine let go with a huge fireball.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 6.599/89.45, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.807/320.20, Was #11
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.723/309.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.787/322.96, Was #10

Dixon started to lose traction early and clicked it off. Todd was on a great pass and it appeared the engine went silent before the finish line as he slowed. He still goes to the number one spot. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.976/292.33 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.698/327.43, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.771/321.50, Was #9
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.729/324.44, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.778/322.96, Was #10

Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot with the track E.T. record. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.963/292.96 mph. Langdon was straight down the groove with a real nice pass to go to the number four spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.115, 660ft-2.986/289.20 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 9.268/78.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.769/317.94, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.925/287.96, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.770/325.14, Was #10

Schumacher lost traction early and clicked it off. Torrence was on a good pass until about half track when header flames went down and he coasted on down the track.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.682/330.55, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.745/320.51, Was #7
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.778/261.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.746/321.04, Was #8

Brown launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Brown sets both ends of the track record and runs his fastest pass of the season. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.825 sec., 330ft-2.089, 660ft-2.952/292.65 mph. Millican was right there with at 1/8 mile and then engine went away and he had a quick fireball on the top end. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.824 sec., 330ft-2.075, 660ft-2.948/285.23 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 4.837/146.54, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.741/315.64, Was #6
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.752/281.13, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.745/321.04, Was #7

Crampton started to lose traction early and clicked it off. Kalitta was on a good looking pass until right in the lights his header flames went down. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.110, 660ft-2.972/292.39 mph.

Brown holds on to the number one spot... Terry McMillen is on the bump spot at 3.835.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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