Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 18:47 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 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: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.855/315.21, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.335/129.83, Was #20

Kinsley is stright down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Mitch King No Time, Now #20; Best prior run: 4.310/234.16, Was #20

King with severe tire shake and came to a stop on the track. He will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 3.950/272.63, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.884/320.65, Was #17
Right Lane: Joe Morrison Runs 11.224/86.29, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.081/277.37, Was #19

Baldwin clicks it off early, she will not get in the show.

Morrison is up in smoke right at the hit.

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Right Lane: Keith Murt Runs 4.115/232.47, Now #18; Best prior run: 3.952/293.89, Was #18

Alex Laughlin was matched up with Murt, but broke on the burnout. He pulled over by the wall and is out of the car.

Murt with a clean pass, but will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Buddy Hull Runs 8.148/93.65, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.840/323.65, Was #14
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.801/326.58, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.836/312.80, Was #13

Hull lost traction and clicked it off.

Schumacher kept it hooked and makes his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number 13 spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.056/285.44 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.788/312.57, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.799/325.69, Was #12
Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.790/323.49, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.789/324.93, Was #11

Langdon launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot.

Massey with another good pass.

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Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.768/327.80, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.766/330.86, Was #10
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.950/235.45, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.750/328.25, Was #9

Ashley is straight down the groove with another great pass. He is just a couple ticks off his qualifying time. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.028/288.22 mph.

Hart started to lose traction on the top end and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.776/325.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.731/304.18, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.840/147.46, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.700/330.01, Was #6

Pruett with another good, clean pass. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.034/288.48 mph.

Torrence started to lose traction and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.770/319.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.712/327.75, Was #7
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.773/327.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.699/331.15, Was #5

Kalitta kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make another good pass. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.020/288.68 mph.

Salinas is straight down the groove with a good pass. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.032/285.73 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.805/324.51, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.693/331.93, Was #4
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.055/102.52, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.685/332.08, Was #2

Brown with a good clean pass, straight down the groove.

Millican started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.698/335.07, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.689/335.75, Was #3
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.780/324.58, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.682/334.57, Was #1

Force launched hard and had it hooked up all the way down the track to make the quickest pass of the session. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.109, 660ft-2.976/295.62 mph.

Prock with another good looking pass. He will qualify number one for the first time in his career. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.033/284.68 mph.

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