Fri, 13 Oct 2017, 20:47 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, 32nd 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: Terry Haddock Runs 4.012/277.54, Now #10; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 3,517 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Haddock didn't make a pass earlier today...he makes a good clean pass to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.749/294.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 19.086/499.81, Was #17
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.696/329.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.714/100.46, Was #15

Crampton is straight down the groove with a real nice pass to go to the number three spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.985/292.46 mph.

Brown launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.101, 660ft-2.965/292.65 mph.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.771/319.82, Now #5; Best prior run: 9.248/83.64, Was #17
Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.926/247.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.760/118.80, Was #16

Torrence was straight down the groove to go to the number five spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.138, 660ft-3.022/288.21 mph.

Kinsley is off the throttle early, but still moves off the bump spot. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.045/283.07 mph.

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Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.594/168.05, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.876/152.24, Was #17
Right Lane: Blake Alexander No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.520/187.44, Was #16

Alexander was scheduled to run along side Buff, but decided not to run.

Buff Started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.824/324.90, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.846/297.94, Was #11
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.704/330.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.183/206.01, Was #15

Palmer with a good clean pass, but will stay in the number 11 spot. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.077/283.85 mph.

Kalitta with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.976/292.71 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.747/282.95, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.775/322.19, Was #8
Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.816/324.67, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.866/318.84, Was #13

Force was on a good looking pass until right in the lights when the engine let go with a fireball. She goes to the number four spot....Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.100, 660ft-2.966/291.51 mph.

Reed with another good looking pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.072/284.99 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.950/139.23, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.773/321.42, Was #8
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.748/320.13, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.831/282.48, Was #13

Millican started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

Langdon with a good looking pass until right in the lights where it used up an engine. The word from the top end is there is oil. Langdon moves into the top half of the show. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.001/287.72 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 5.269/132.50, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.767/323.89, Was #7
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.830/269.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.813/311.85, Was #11

Pritchett started to lose traction early and clicked it off.

McMillen with a good clean pass, but will not improve. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-3.014/283.61 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.682/327.51, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.717/320.74, Was #3
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.692/327.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.793/324.75, Was #10

This is a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up day one of qualifying.

Torrence launched hard and had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing to go back to the number one spot. He ties the track E.T. record. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.820 sec., 330ft-2.087, 660ft-2.950/292.77 mph.

Schumacher was right there with him to go to the number two spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.103, 660ft-2.960/293.28 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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