Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 16:00 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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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Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.770/324.67, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.107/135.48, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 2,959 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Hart is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to go to the number 10 spot. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.031/286.92 mph.

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Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.736/166.81, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Brandon Welch Runs 3.919/308.28, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.766/167.66, Was #13

Chrisman didn't make a pass yesterday. He started to haze the tires and the car pitched the blower belt.

Welch kept it hooked up until right in the lights when it dropped a cylinder or two. He still runs his career quickest and fastest pass. He moves up on the ladder one spot. Brandon Welch's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.204, 660ft-3.134/268.71 mph.

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Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.765/320.97, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.384/104.60, Was #17
Right Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 9.033/82.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.880/299.66, Was #11

Ashley with a good clean pass to get in the show, up to the number 10 spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.021/289.20 mph.

Ferre started to lose traction and clicked it off.x

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Left Lane: Buddy Hull Runs 4.265/220.48, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.274/98.66, Was #17
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 3.780/319.98, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.759/324.83, Was #8

Hull started to mix up cylinders and then the engine let go with a huge fireball.

Laughlin with another good looking pass, straight down the groove. He will not improve on his pass from yesterday. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.033/286.56 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.751/324.83, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.954/145.83, Was #17
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.855/278.75, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.756/321.12, Was #7

Pruett launched hard and kept it hooked up to get into the show. She goes all the way up to the number six spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.130, 660ft-3.010/288.89 mph.

Millican started mixing up cylinders on the top end and will not improve. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-3.049/273.27 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.987/106.74, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.446/172.87, Was #16
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 4.248/198.26, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.747/324.05, Was #5

Force drives into tire smoke by 330-feet and clicks it off.

Langdon started to haze the tires around half track and drop cylinders before he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.469/181.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.759/321.65, Was #10
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.730/324.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.713/330.47, Was #3

Kalitta is up in smoke early and clicks it off.

Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve...Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.993/291.26 mph.

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Left Lane: Tripp Tatum Runs 4.666/155.31, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.752/306.67, Was #7
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.801/324.51, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.698/317.05, Was #2

Tatum is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Torrence with a good clean pass, he will not improve. He is sixth quickest this session. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.059/286.56 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 13.295/43.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.719/329.26, Was #4
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.712/327.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.694/328.78, Was #1

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

Salinas launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the 1320. He makes the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve on his number one qualifying time. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.978/291.38 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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