Fri, 14 Oct 2022, 23:32 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual 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: Mitch King Runs 8.187/74.23, Now #18; Best prior run: 22.958/15.16, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,042 feet.

King used up and engine early.

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Right Lane: Keith Murt Runs 4.097/261.52, Now #10; Best prior run: 10.930/78.60, Was #19

Murt started to lose traction on the top end nd clicked it off early. He still gets in the show, up to the number ten spot.

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Left Lane: Buddy Hull Runs 3.840/323.65, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.264/205.91, Was #12
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.685/332.08, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.860/56.02, Was #18

Hull with a great pass, straight down the groove to go to the number eight spot. Buddy Hull's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-2.207, 660ft-3.096/287.71 mph.

Millican launched hard and kept the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.099, 660ft-2.958/292.95 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.693/331.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.260/196.99, Was #13
Right Lane: Joe Morrison Runs 4.081/277.37, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.802/113.09, Was #17

Brown kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot.

Morrison with good clean pass o get in the show.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 3.870/318.38, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.074/258.19, Was #11
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.699/331.15, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.164/133.76, Was #17

Laughlin with a good clean pass to move up the ladder one spot.

Salinas with the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.969/292.49 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.731/304.18, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.906/290.32, Was #11
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.836/312.80, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.631/160.92, Was #17

Pruett was on a good looking pass until right in the lights when the engine let go with a huge fireball. She still makes a big move into the top half of the show up to the number four spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.117, 660ft-2.980/291.87 mph.

Schumacher is straight down the groove to get in the show, up to the number 11 spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.067/279.05 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.712/327.75, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.799/318.70, Was #9
Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.789/324.93, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.500/176.67, Was #17

This is a good looking drag race.

Kalitta was straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.109, 660ft-2.977/296.17 mph.

Massey with a good clean pass to get in the show up to the number nine spot. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.158, 660ft-3.045/285.93 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 7.354/89.27, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.799/325.69, Was #10
Right Lane: Josh Hart No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.048/224.27, Was #14

Langdon is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Hart was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off, he came to a stop on the track.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.689/335.75, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.777/332.50, Was #7
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.682/334.57, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.804/324.61, Was #11

This is a great side-by-side drag race.

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up all the way down the track. She goes to the number four spot. She runs 299.12 mph at the 1/8 mile.

Prock launched had and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. He now has the quickest pass of the session.

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Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 5.190/130.36, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.766/330.86, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.700/330.01, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.786/326.94, Was #11

Ashley starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Torrence is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.108, 660ft-2.968/292.32 mph.

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