Sat, 06 Oct 2018, 18:36 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 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:

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Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.842/156.37, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.978/286.68, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,786 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

McClenathan started to lose traction and then the car threw the blower belt off. He will not get in the show.

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Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 5.290/131.56, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.942/303.71, Was #16

Crampton is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. He will start Sunday from the number 16 spot.

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Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.921/287.41, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.882/283.01, Was #14

Reed was on a good pass, but clicked it off early. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.127/275.28 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.789/319.98, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.823/320.36, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Salinas No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.859/313.15, Was #13

Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up to the number four spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.038/284.33 mph.

Salinas does the burnout and is shut off after it. The word from the starting line is the car had no oil pressure.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 7.747/92.73, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.808/324.51, Was #8
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.820/326.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.854/321.65, Was #12

Pritchett starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Palmer is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up to the number 11 spot . Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.075/283.73 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.777/324.05, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.800/321.12, Was #6
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.745/329.58, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.840/323.58, Was #12

This was a great side-by-side drag race...

McMillen launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder two spots...Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.144, 660ft-3.032/285.53 mph.

Schumacher with a his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number three spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.011/290.82 mph.

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Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 3.824/276.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.797/325.69, Was #7
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.814/322.27, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.810/306.60, Was #11

Alexander with another good pass, but will not improve. Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.030/288.58 mph.

Brown is just a few ticks off his qualifying time and will start from the 11 spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.166, 660ft-3.063/283.61 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.071/136.25, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.781/326.71, Was #5
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 4.055/228.81, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.809/321.04, Was #10

Force starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Torrence starts to haze the tires and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.743/324.83, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.726/328.54, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.832/314.31, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.743/327.82, Was #2

Millican launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He will hold on to the number one spot for the ninth time this season and the 19th time in his career. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-3.005/288.46 mph.

Torrence was on a good pass and then used up an engine on the top end. The word from the top end is there is oil on the track. He will start Sunday from the number two spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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