Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 20:58 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota 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:

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.812/318.92, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.065/226.81, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.890/315.86, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.480/74.15, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,576 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Palmer with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to go to the number 10 spot. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.060/282.36 mph.

Salinas with real nice pass to get off the bubble. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.183, 660ft-3.112/273.16 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.779/301.60, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.859/252.61, Was #12
Right Lane: Troy Buff No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.978/260.01, Was #16

Crampton on another good looking pass on a planned shut off run. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.021/288.58 mph.

Buff was up in smoke right at the hit and comes to a stop on the track before the finish line.

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Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 4.086/231.12, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.854/315.64, Was #12

Reed was on a good looking pass until right in the lights when the engine let go with a big fireball.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 8.729/75.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.760/325.61, Was #7
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.707/311.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.893/284.03, Was #14

Brown is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Millican launched hard and was on a great pass until around 800 feet when his chutes came out. He has the second quickest pass to the 1/8 mile mark this weekend. He goes to the number three spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.097, 660ft-2.961/290.32 mph.

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Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.758/327.35, Was #7
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.736/326.40, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.789/307.65, Was #11

Zizzo's engine let go right the hit with a big fireball and he came to a stop before the finish line.

McMillen launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.996/287.78 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.722/317.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.758/327.51, Was #7
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.735/323.19, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.764/324.83, Was #10

Force launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.978/292.58 mph.

Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number five spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-2.997/290.32 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 10.556/92.04, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.742/319.98, Was #7
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.742/313.95, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.754/324.20, Was #8

Langdon was up in smoke as soon as she hit the throttle and clicked it off.

Pritchett with a good looking pass, straight down the groove, hooked up and hitting on all eight to make her quickest pass of the weekend. She ties Langdon's E.T., but will give up the position based on her slower speed. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-2.993/291.51 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.694/326.40, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.673/332.67, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.893/239.53, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.694/330.15, Was #2

Schumacher launched hard and had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing with the quickest pass of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.966/295.59 mph. He holds on to the number one spot for the fourth time this season and 84th time in his career.

Torrence double steps it and then clicks it off just past the 1/8 mile mark.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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