Clay Millican put together two solid Friday qualifying runs to take the provisional No. 6 Top Fuel
qualifying position for Sunday's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
After opening with a 3.913-second elapsed time at 310.20 mph, the driver from Drummonds, Tenn.,
guided the MPE Motorsports Hope4Sudan/Motorvation Top Fuel dragster to a quicker 1000-foot time of
3.897 at 307.23 mph.
"We held our own (in the second session)," said Millican. "We are getting a little better, but we
still aren't happy. The good news is we are solidly in the field. My key words for the weekend
are 'be aggressive'.
That's what I keep whispering in the guys' ears. 'Let's go fast; let's go quick.'"
Millican will have two more opportunities to go quicker and faster Saturday when qualifying winds
up and the 16-car line-up is set for Sunday.
