Sat, 19 Oct 2019, 15:10 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 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: Lee Callaway Runs 8.603/79.35, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.808/312.28, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,264 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

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

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Left Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 3.954/301.81, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.804/317.42, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.748/326.71, Was #12

Ferre is making his first pass of the weekend. He is straight down the groove with a good clean pass to get in the show. He is in on the bump spot.

McMillen is straight down the groove with a nice pass. He will not improve and stays in the number 12 spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.042/279.15 mph.

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Left Lane: Kebin Kinsley No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.813/273.22, Was #15
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 5.716/96.52, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.223/277.94, Was #17

Kinsley can't get the car to move forward after the burnout and is shut off.

McClenathan labored off the starting line and then started to mix up cylinders. Around 330 feet the engine let go with big fireball. The word id there is oil on the track,

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Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 4.892/145.83, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.766/322.88, Was #13
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.794/322.11, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.739/328.54, Was #11

Reed started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

Prock kept it hooked up to make a good clean pass, but will not improve. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.044/284.62 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.758/323.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.725/328.30, Was #10
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.551/170.73, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.717/327.82, Was #7

Millican launched hard and kept it hooked up to make a good looking pass. He will not improve. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.135, 660ft-3.016/288.03 mph.

Brown started to lose traction around 330 feet and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.754/325.92, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.724/330.63, Was #9
Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.777/320.43, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.713/324.59, Was #6

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

Kalitta had it hitting on eight all the way dow the track to make the quickest pass of the session. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.017/289.45 mph.

Vandergriff was right there with him, he will not improve. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.027/284.09 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 4.882/149.51, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.720/325.69, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.753/322.96, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.689/329.18, Was #4

Crampton lost traction early and clicked it off.

Torrence kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track, Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.008/288.15 mph. He now has the quickest pass of the session.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.748/324.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.712/330.47, Was #5
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.936/241.93, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.681/331.12, Was #3

Torrence kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight all the way down the track. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.010/289.45 mph.

Salinas started to haze the tires on the top end and clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.801/327.43, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.681/332.10, Was #2
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.290/190.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.651/331.28, Was #1

Pritchett with a good clean pass, but will not improve. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.061/286.25 mph.

Force loses traction early and clicks it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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