Fri, 18 Oct 2019, 22:06 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.264/274.00, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.223/277.94, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,504 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

McCleanathan with a clean pass, but will not improve. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.345, 660ft-3.381/241.80 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.717/327.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.816/325.06, Was #11
Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.766/322.88, Now #6; Best prior run: 8.271/68.26, Was #16

Brown launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.985/292.58 mph.

Reed with a good looking pass, straight down the groove to get off the bump spot and into the top half of the show. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.022/288.03 mph.

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Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.713/324.59, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.815/320.36, Was #12
Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.813/273.22, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.340/184.65, Was #16

Vandergriff with the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track. He goes to the number one spot. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.103, 660ft-2.976/290.51 mph.

Kinsley is straight down the groove and then is using up an engine on the top end. The word is there is oil in Kinsley's lane. He runs his quickest pass of the season to get off the bump. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.135, 660ft-3.013/287.05 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.651/331.28, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.784/299.00, Was #11
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.720/325.69, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.856/253.61, Was #15

Force with a great pass, had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down track. She makes the quickest and fastest pass here at the Motorplex for both ends of the track record. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.824 sec., 330ft-2.077, 660ft-2.930/294.95 mph.

Crampton was straight down the groove with a good looking pass to go to the number four spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-2.985/292.01 mph.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.739/328.54, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.779/324.12, Was #12
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.725/328.30, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.835/317.34, Was #15

Prock kept it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-3.005/289.88 mph.

Millican was straight down the groove, hitting on all eight to go to the number five spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-2.993/292.58 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.681/331.12, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.764/327.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.712/330.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.774/325.61, Was #13

Salinas with a great pass, straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. He ties his career best E.T. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.096, 660ft-2.957/293.28 mph.

Torrence with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.826 sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-2.983/293.15 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.689/329.18, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.753/328.14, Was #11
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.681/332.10, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.767/324.28, Was #13

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

Torrence kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track, hooked up to go to the number four spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.824 sec., 330ft-2.091, 660ft-2.959/291.95 mph.

Pritchett kept the candles lit and the Goodyears hooked up to go to the number two spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.106, 660ft-2.957/296.89 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 8.293/86.63, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.748/326.71, Was #11
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.724/330.63, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.752/328.70, Was #12

McMillen lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

Kalitta with a good pass to move up the ladder three spots. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-2.994/292.46 mph.

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