Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 16:04 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th 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: Maurice Dupont Runs 4.199/231.75, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.422/191.65, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 30.03 inches, adjusted altitude 1,698 feet.

Dupont starts to drop cylinders and then the engine lets go with a big fireball. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay on the bump.

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Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 3.894/311.70, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.797/70.47, Was #18
Right Lane: Ron August Runs 3.886/315.71, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.113/269.56, Was #15

Chrisman launched hard and kept it hooked up until right in the light when he got real loose. He makes a career quickest and fastest pass to get in the show. This is the first 300 mph pass for Chrisman. Steven Chrisman's incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.124/275.51 mph.

August kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his career quickest pass. He will stay in the number 15 spot. Ron August's incremental times: 60ft-0.889 sec., 330ft-2.216, 660ft-3.122/279.38 mph.

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Left Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.714/330.63, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.718/335.07, Was #10
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 9.044/79.45, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.796/294.56, Was #13

Hart is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.110, 660ft-2.982/289.76 mph.

Laughlin started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.701/331.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.759/325.61, Was #12
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.226/96.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.751/324.59, Was #11

Schumacher kept it hitting on all eight to move into the top half of the show. He is just a couple ticks off his quickest pass this season. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.974/292.20 mph.

Langdon started to lose traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 3.874/293.92, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.863/306.95, Was #14
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.714/331.28, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.715/332.10, Was #10

Baldwin with another good clean pass, but will not improve.

Brown kept it hitting on all eight and makes his quickest pass of the weekend by a tick. He moves up the ladder one spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.116, 660ft-2.983/291.51 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.541/164.37, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.699/328.94, Was #5
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.705/331.04, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.715/325.61, Was #11

Kalitta lost traction early and clicked it off.

Millican kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to move into the top half of the show. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.116, 660ft-2.978/293.66 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.673/333.91, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.679/329.58, Was #4
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.735/335.98, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.706/329.42, Was #9

Salinas with another great pass, his quickest of the weekend and just a few ticks off his quickest for the season. He will stay in the number four spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.088, 660ft-2.949/293.54 mph.

Ashley with another good pass, but will not improve and stays in the number nine spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.001/291.51 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.704/331.61, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.656/333.33, Was #2
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.709/333.08, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.705/332.43, Was #7

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

Torrence is straight down the groove, he will not improve. He makes the third quickest pass of the session. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.099, 660ft-2.973/288.52 mph.

Prock is right there with Torrence, he will not improve. He makes the fifth quickest pass of the session. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.982/292.77 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.664/336.99, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.641/338.94, Was #1
Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.739/323.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.669/329.67, Was #3

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the round. another big top end speed. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.091, 660ft-2.948/297.42 mph.

Pruett with another good looking pass, she will stay in the number three spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.000/292.20 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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