Sat, 23 Feb 2019, 16:33 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona 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: Cameron Ferre Runs 4.085/232.43, Now #2; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.726/321.88, Now #1; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 55 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,133 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Ferre starts dropping cylinders early and clicks it off.

Vandergriff is making his Top Fuel debut. He launches hard and kept it hooked up to make a great looking pass to start his Top Fuel career. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.826 sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-2.990/291.07 mph.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.734/321.27, Now #2; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Terry Totten Runs 6.821/96.18, Now #5; No Prior Run

Torrence is straight down the groove with a good clean pass to start the weekend. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.991/289.38 mph.

Totten starts to haze the tires as the car moves out of the groove before he clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.695/330.96, Now #1; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 6.069/101.77, Now #6; No Prior Run

McMillen launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.825 sec., 330ft-2.098, 660ft-2.968/292.08 mph.

Crampton overpowers the track and is up in smoke early, and he clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 6.246/97.78, Now #8; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.968/228.85, Now #4; No Prior Run

Kalitta rattled the tires into smoke and he clicked it off.

Pritchett with a new look this weekend. Pritchett was on what appeared to be a good pass until the engine went silent around the 1/8 mile mark and she coasted to the number four spot.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.738/328.46, Now #4; Best prior run: 12.094/83.05, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 4.288/185.36, Now #7; No Prior Run

Prock with a good looking pass to go to the number four spot, straight down the groove. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.004/289.82 mph.

Salinas started to haze the tires just before the 1/8 mile mark and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 5.534/121.74, Now #9; Best prior run: 11.859/85.67, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 7.891/80.07, Now #13; No Prior Run

Palmer with tire shake right at the hit and he clicked it off.

Torrence with severe tire shake right at the hit and he clicked it off.

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Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.259/195.48, Now #7; Best prior run: 17.240/55.94, Was #16

Maroney was scheduled to match up with Millican but he decided to sit this session out.

Millican started to drop cylinders early and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.886/104.73, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.976/185.28, Was #9
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 6.264/107.55, Now #13; Best prior run: 15.909/60.56, Was #16

Force rattled the tires right at the hit and was up in smoke before she clicked it off.

Brown also shook and was up in smoke early before he clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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