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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 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: Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.780/323.35, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.767/323.89, Was #8 Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 3,437 feet, track temperature 122 degrees. Pritchett dropped a cylinder on the right side, but made a nice pass in the heat of the day. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.041/290.07 mph. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.804/84.78, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.773/321.42, Was #10 Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 3.842/313.88, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.520/187.44, Was #16 Millican started to lose traction and clicked it off. Alexander was straight down the groove with a nice pass to get of the bump spot. Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.163, 660ft-3.078/277.15 mph. Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.974/256.36, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.594/168.05, Was #17 Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.814/318.32, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.926/247.52, Was #15 Buff was on good pass until the engine went silent, but he still gets in the show. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.112/266.53 mph. Kinsley kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight all the way down the tract to go to the number 15 spot. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.057/283.13 mph. Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.503/176.86, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.012/277.54, Was #17 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 5.118/137.34, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.813/311.85, Was #11 Haddock was on a good pass until just past half track where it started to haze the tires. McMillen started to lose traction early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 4.865/151.99, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.824/324.90, Was #14 Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.855/315.12, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.816/324.67, Was #13 Palmer is up in smoke by 330 feet and clicked it off. Reed with another good pass, the fourth quickest of the session. He will not improve...Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.096/283.37 mph. Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 4.749/154.17, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.771/319.82, Was #9 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.139/116.54, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.748/320.13, Was #6 Torrence is up in smoke before the 330-foot mark and clicks it off. Langdon is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 5.957/116.09, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.704/330.07, Was #4 Kalitta is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.801/324.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.747/282.95, Was #5 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.829/317.87, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.696/329.91, Was #3 Force is straight down the groove with it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the second quickest pass of the session. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.058/286.01 mph. Brown with a little tire haze and dropped a cylinder, but still runs the fourth quickest pass of the session. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.066/277.09 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.790/315.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.682/327.51, Was #1 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.293/187.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.692/327.66, Was #2 Torrence had a cylinder out, but still makes the second quickest pass of the session. He holds on to the number one spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-3.026/279.67 mph. Schumacher loses traction and clicks it off.
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