LAS VEGAS 2 - Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

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Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 20:39 PM

Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada 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:

Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.725/331.94, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.086/80.20, Was #15
Right Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 10.211/71.62, Now #17; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,650 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-2.998/291.26 mph.

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

Left Lane: Dan Mercier Runs 3.776/322.11, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.902/91.09, Was #15
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 4.522/170.45, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.731/74.64, Was #16

Mercier is on a good looking pass until on the top end when the engine appeared to start eating itself up. He is still moves into the top half of the show.

Hart uses up an engine with a quick fireball. He still improves and gets off the bump spot.

Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.701/329.99, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.911/143.75, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.699/332.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.699/87.15, Was #16

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

Prock launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.108, 660ft-2.973/292.96 mph.

Salinas with a great pass, he had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.977/293.22 mph.

Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.725/326.56, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.701/157.23, Was #16
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.729/330.63, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.320/188.57, Was #14

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

Langdon kept it hooked upo and hitting on all eight to go to the number five spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.990/290.26 mph.

Schumacher is right there with him to go to the number six spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.001/292.96 mph.

Left Lane: Kelly Harper Runs 3.830/320.66, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.934/306.74, Was #14
Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 19.996/38.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.910/262.33, Was #13

Harper was straight down the groove with a great pass in only second pass in competition. He moves up the lader a couple spots.

Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.708/329.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.768/324.59, Was #10
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.562/167.07, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.846/251.06, Was #13

Brown kept it hooked up all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.112, 660ft-2.979/291.76 mph.

Millican starts to lose traction just past half track and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.707/331.53, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.764/329.67, Was #10
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.714/334.07, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.748/330.72, Was #9

Pruett launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.984/294.43 mph.

Ashley kept the candles lit all the way down the track to get in the top half of the show. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-2.993/296.05 mph.

Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.771/321.04, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.732/335.48, Was #10
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.720/331.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.709/336.49, Was #5

Force with another good pass, but will not improve. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-3.018/283.37 mph.

Kalitta kept it hooked up to make another good pass. He will not improve. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-2.995/293.54 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink