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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd 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: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.186/268.22, Now #8; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,694 feet, track temperature 113 degrees. McClenathan is making his first NHRA appearance since the Pomona finals of 2015. he is driving Dexter Tuttle's car. He was on a good pass until on the top end when the car pitched the blower belt. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.337/254.71 mph. Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.882/283.01, Now #2; No Prior Run Right Lane: Terry Totten Runs 4.683/170.30, Now #13; No Prior Run Reed launched hard and was on a great pass until engine let go with a big explosion. He still goes to the number two spot. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.200, 660ft-3.096/284.99 mph. Totten sat out the first session. He is straight down the groove and clicked it off early. Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.854/321.65, Now #2; No Prior Run Right Lane: Bill Litton Runs 4.076/235.47, Now #10; No Prior Run Palmer had the header flames over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.100/280.37 mph. Litton making his first pass of the day...he is straight down the groove to the number 10 spot. Bill Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.209, 660ft-3.145/267.32 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.817/321.27, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.082/112.58, Was #19 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.781/326.71, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.878/107.00, Was #18 This is a great side-by-side drag race as these two go to the top of the list. Brown kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.065/283.25 mph. Force launched hard and kept the candles lit all the way down the track. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.039/285.77 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.781/328.14, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.691/115.64, Was #19 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.862/316.38, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.843/151.09, Was #18 Torrence had it hitting on all eight and hooked up to go to the number one spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.043/287.35 mph. Kalitta was straight down the groove to get into the top half of the the show. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.102/279.44 mph. Left Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.883/317.19, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.664/165.11, Was #18 Right Lane: Terry Brian Runs 4.121/237.75, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.386/195.05, Was #17 Jim Oberhofer is tuning on the Kinsley car this weekend. Kinsley launched hard and kept it hooked up to go from outside of the show up to the top half of the show. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.198, 660ft-3.119/276.63 mph. Brian was on a good pass until right in the lights when the engine went away with a quick flash of flames. He still improves and gets in the show on the bump. Left Lane: Mike Salinas No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.220/205.66, Was #18 Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.808/324.51, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.004/274.50, Was #13 Salinas didn't move when the light turned green. The word from the starting line is the car had an air system problem. Pritchett with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.059/283.01 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.873/311.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.063/292.33, Was #14 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.800/321.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.977/273.77, Was #13 Schumacher is straight down the groove to move up the ladder five spots. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.099/276.24 mph. McMillen with a great pass, kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.047/283.07 mph. Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 6.125/103.16, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.942/303.71, Was #13 Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 3.797/325.69, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.965/304.60, Was #14 Crampton is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Alexander was on a good looking pass until right in the lights when it was burning up a head gasket. He still goes to the number three spot. Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.051/283.79 mph. Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 5.124/133.70, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.921/283.13, Was #13 Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.726/328.54, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.846/320.66, Was #7 Torrence drives into tire smoke and clicks it off. Millican launched hard and had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.120, 660ft-2.995/291.26 mph.
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