Sat, 14 Sep 2019, 14:17 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil 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: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.711/330.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.695/331.45, Was #5
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 10.966/68.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.689/323.81, Was #4

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 2,157 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up to make a good pass, he will not improve. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-2.983/292.65 mph.

Brown was up in smoke right at the hit.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.729/301.20, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.702/319.14, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.750/323.97, Now #10; Best prior run: 9.301/79.74, Was #15

Millican with a good pass until right it the lights when the engine goes silent. He will not improve. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.105, 660ft-2.973/288.89 mph.

Torrence got the car to hook up and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 10 spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-3.008/289.32 mph.

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Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.773/324.20, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.712/325.77, Was #9
Right Lane: Lex Joon Runs 4.804/153.75, Now #12; Best prior run: 8.751/77.78, Was #15

Vandergriff with a good clean pass, but will not improve. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.138, 660ft-3.025/283.61 mph.

Joon had a hole out early and clicked it off. He still moves up three spots.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.732/327.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.901/88.67, Was #13
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 8.676/71.66, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.476/89.43, Was #14

Torrence kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to the number 10 spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-2.997/289.88 mph.

McMillen rattled the tires right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.762/325.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.697/328.94, Was #6
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.723/309.34, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.698/320.36, Was #7

A good side-by-side drag race...

Prock with a good clean, but he will not improve. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.131, 660ft-3.017/285.11 mph.

Salinas was skating around on the top end and slowed, he will not improve... Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.978/291.57 mph.

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Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.725/325.22, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.689/328.14, Was #3

Crampton is straight down the groove with a good looking pass, the third quickest of the session. He will not improve. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.987/290.94 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.669/330.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.651/332.92, Was #1
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.705/330.72, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.673/332.92, Was #2

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up round three of qualifying.

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session and the second quickest of the event behind her pass from last night. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.085, 660ft-2.942/294.69 mph.

Pritchett with a great pass, the second quickest pass of the session. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.116, 660ft-2.976/294.50 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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