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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters 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: Dom Lagana Runs 3.762/324.59, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.923/143.72, Was #14 Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,355 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Lagana launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.022/288.77 mph. Lagana runs his quickest pass this season. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.882/148.46, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.022/239.14, Was #13 Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.718/321.73, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.157/98.23, Was #16 Brown's engine goes silent by 330 feet. Millican launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.826 sec., 330ft-2.104, 660ft-2.975/291.26 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.729/327.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.921/273.22, Was #12 Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.788/326.56, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.730/120.81, Was #16 Kalitta with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-2.995/292.90 mph. Palmer with a good clean pass to move into the top half of the show. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.047/287.05 mph. Left Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 10.318/78.60, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.901/291.82, Was #13 Wurtzel is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.724/328.14, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.841/317.19, Was #11 Force launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.992/292.65 mph. Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.909/239.87, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.774/318.99, Was #8 Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.763/320.58, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.829/322.96, Was #11 Crampton was on a good pass until the engine went silent on the top end and he slowed. Pritchett kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to move into the top half of the show. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.022/291.57 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.748/328.54, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.747/330.39, Was #5 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.769/325.30, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.807/322.19, Was #11 This was a good side-by-side drag race... Schumacher with another good pass, just a tick off his earlier time today. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-3.013/288.70 mph. McMillen with his quickest pass of the day to move up the ladder two spots. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.031/289.63 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.704/331.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.736/328.46, Was #4 Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.793/319.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.769/327.35, Was #8 Torrence launched hard and kept the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go back to the number one spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.112, 660ft-2.978/294.18 mph. Salinas with another good pass, but will not improve and will stay in the number eight spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.039/282.30 mph.
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