Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 15:14 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina 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: Arthur Allen Runs 5.256/134.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.439/180.19, Was #12
Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.804/321.50, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.830/97.75, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,085 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Allen is up in smoke early and he clicks it off.

Pruett kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to get off the bump spot. She moves into the top half of the show. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.050/282.13 mph.

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Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.768/324.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.992/224.02, Was #11
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.990/266.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.474/98.74, Was #16

Ashley launched hard and was straight down the groove with a good looking pass. He goes to the number five spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.142, 660ft-3.026/287.96 mph.

Langdon gets off the bump spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.210, 660ft-3.155/269.83 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Foley Runs 3.985/249.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.871/298.34, Was #11
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.808/322.58, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.278/99.39, Was #16

Foley clicks it off early.

Torrence gets off the bump spot. He is straight down the groove to the number 10 spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.061/285.71 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 14.065/31.38, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.869/305.84, Was #11
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.862/318.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.146/99.30, Was #16

Kalitta double steps it at the start and clicks it off.

Hart launched hard and kept it hooked up to get off the bump spot. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.190, 660ft-3.103/278.69 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.989/147.68, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.779/323.66, Was #7
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.614/90.51, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.793/315.19, Was #8

Brown is up in smoke right at the hit.

Laughlin is up in smoke right off the starting line .

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.999/221.52, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.709/308.92, Was #3
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.814/323.12, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.729/325.85, Was #4

Salinas launched hard and was on a good looking pass until around half track when it started to haze the tires and drop cylinders before he clicked it off.

Torrence is straight down the groove with the fourth quickest pass of the session. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.067/285.35 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.730/330.31, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.662/331.85, Was #1
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 5.732/110.59, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.708/322.96, Was #2

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-3.000/290.88 mph.

Millican is up in smoke by half track and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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