Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 13:54 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 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:

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Right Lane: Lex Joon No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.356/178.19, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 1,983 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Joon was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and then bangs it with a quick flash flames and deploys the chutes. He coast to a stop on the track.

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Right Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 3.965/247.43, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.901/291.82, Was #13

Wurtzel was on a good pass until it started mixing up cylinders and he clicked it off. He will stay in the number 13 spot.

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Left Lane: Audrey Worm Runs 4.513/185.64, Now #17; Best prior run: 9.535/77.65, Was #17
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.785/326.40, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.022/239.14, Was #15

Worm was on good pass until the engine went silent and she coast down the track. she will have one more shot to get in the show.

Brown kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number 11 spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.045/287.05 mph.

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Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.680/155.56, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.859/312.57, Was #13
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 5.439/122.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.774/318.99, Was #10

Dakin's car pitches the blower belt off just before half track and coast on down the track.

Crampton drove into tire smoke by 330 feet.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.763/321.19, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.769/327.35, Was #8
Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 3.763/326.32, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.762/324.59, Was #6

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

Salinas kept it hooked up and make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.131, 660ft-3.017/288.21 mph.

Lagana with another great pass, just a tick off his pass from yesterday and he will stay in the number six spot. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.023/288.39 mph.

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 4.539/168.68, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.788/326.56, Was #12
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.732/329.42, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.747/330.39, Was #5

Palmer started to haze the tires early and clicked it off.

Schumacher had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will stay in the number five spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.001/292.52 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.049/219.22, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.769/325.30, Was #9
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.735/327.59, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.729/327.19, Was #4

McMillen started to get loose and clicked it off.

Kalitta with another good looking pass, but will not improve...Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.138, 660ft-3.002/291.95 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.755/322.04, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.763/320.58, Was #8
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.746/329.50, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.724/328.14, Was #3

Pritchett kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight with her quickest pass of the weekend. She will move up the ladder two spots. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.015/291.45 mph.

Force with another good pass, but will not improve...Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.135, 660ft-3.012/290.76 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.844/145.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.718/321.73, Was #2
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.749/328.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.704/331.53, Was #1

Millican is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the fourth quickest pass of the session. He holds on to the number one spot from yesterday. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.015/291.51 mph.

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