"It was a very good day overall," was the way Clay Millican described Friday's first two qualifying
rounds for Sunday's Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, near Seattle -- and for good reason.
The LifeLockracing.com Top Fuel dragster -- with a new front-half installed this week -- registered
two very competitive elapsed times, 3.934 seconds at 302.08 mph in the evening session that put him
sixth going into Saturday's final sessions, and a 4.040 at 291.45.
"From what we saw, we have as good a car as anybody when it comes to running big numbers," he
continued. Crew chief Lance Larsen "told me before the run that he expected to run a 3.94, and we
did. We outran (five-time reigning Top Fuel champion) Tony Schumacher (3.937). We feel we're in
good company with times like that.
"The car drove so well, I didn't even think about it having a new front half. That Brad Hadman
(the chassis builder from nearby Tacoma) does a fantastic job."
