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JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA 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: Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 6.041/104.27, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.040/110.06, Was #19 Right Lane: Lex Joon Runs 8.670/76.25, Now #21; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 2,938 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. McMillen started to lose traction and drop cylinders before he clicked it off. Joon making his first pass of the weekend and he is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 6.754/102.49, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.962/311.70, Was #14 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.783/323.12, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.203/107.60, Was #20 Palmer starts to lose traction early and clicks it off. Zizzo launched hard and kept it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.038/284.62 mph. Left Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 4.635/165.56, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.961/295.40, Was #14 Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 9.071/56.01, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.622/166.37, Was #19 Wurtzel started to lose traction and clicked it off around half track. Crampton was up in smoke early and clicked it off. Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.203/206.92, Was #17 Vandergriff overpowered the track right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.808/324.12, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.836/320.05, Was #12 Right Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 7.253/70.83, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.054/249.39, Was #16 Dakin is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the day and moves up the ladder one spot. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.064/284.69 mph. Novelli is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. He will stay on the bump spot. Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 6.714/94.69, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.800/319.67, Was #9 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 7.280/90.84, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.819/320.36, Was #12 Reed is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Force is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 6.358/107.47, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.776/327.82, Was #6 Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 6.600/88.82, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.806/322.04, Was #10 Pritchett is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Lagana also is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.693/328.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.769/321.27, Was #3 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.753/320.74, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.784/320.89, Was #8 Salinas launched hard and kept it hitting with the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down track to go to the number one spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.821 sec., 330ft-2.097, 660ft-2.964/292.65 mph. Brown kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-3.006/288.27 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.096/217.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.764/322.96, Was #4 Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 7.939/79.56, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.774/324.98, Was #6 Kalitta was on a good looking pass until it started to haze the tires and he clicked it off. Millican is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.450/173.41, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.757/322.34, Was #3 Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 6.920/96.89, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.769/321.19, Was #5 Torrence started to lose traction around half track and clicked it off. Prock was up in smoke early and clicked it off.
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