Sun, 01 Sep 2019, 19:53 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from final, round 5 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.076/253.56, Now #20; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 3,110 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Karamesines was on a good pass, until the engine started eating itself up and he clicked it off. He will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.775/324.67, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.782/326.08, Was #16

Zizzo launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He lowers his the bump spot, but he stays in the bump spot. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.144, 660ft-3.034/286.38 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 6.864/98.69, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.764/325.14, Was #14
Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.859/292.39, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.813/308.00, Was #17

McMillen is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Dakin is straight down the groove with a good pass until right in the lights where it slowed. It is not quick enough to get in the show. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.057/274.33 mph.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.726/326.71, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.742/328.06, Was #13
Right Lane: Wayne Newby Runs 5.158/133.50, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.771/323.19, Was #15

Prock kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.116, 660ft-2.990/290.01 mph.

Newby starts to haze the tires and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.758/324.28, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.717/324.36, Was #11
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 8.939/91.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.740/321.27, Was #13

Vandergriff is straight down the groove with another good looking pass, he will not improve. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.019/287.29 mph.

Palmer is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.731/325.37, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.714/326.00, Was #10
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.733/324.90, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.706/332.75, Was #8

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

Reed kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track. He will not improve, but makes the second quickest pass of the session. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.992/288.46 mph.

Kalitta is right there with Reed for the third quickest pass of the session. He will stay in the number eight spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-2.995/290.51 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.739/325.22, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.706/324.36, Was #9
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.713/324.98, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.701/322.42, Was #7

Millican is straight down the groove with the fifth quickest pass of the session on a good clean pass. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-3.002/288.52 mph.

Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. She will not improve and will start from the number seven spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.110, 660ft-2.980/291.45 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.724/327.82, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.681/331.20, Was #4
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 6.588/103.35, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.698/329.02, Was #6

Salinas with another good looking pass, but he will not improve. He is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.992/291.13 mph.

Brown starts to haze the tires early and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 20.847/66.90, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.655/333.33, Was #2
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.704/331.53, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.696/326.32, Was #5

Torrence's car didn't move when the light turned green. Apparently breaking something and rolling on down the track.

Crampton launched hard and kept the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track. He makes the quickest pass of the session, but will stay in the number five spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.112, 660ft-2.976/291.76 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 6.480/98.67, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.645/332.26, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 8.644/79.86, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.656/331.12, Was #3

Force is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Force holds on to the number one spot for the sixth time this season and the 16th time in her career.

Torrence is also up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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