Clay Millican left Brainerd International Raceway Friday night with the No. 9 Top Fuel qualifying
position following the first two sessions for Sunday's Lucas Oil Nationals.
The heat was on in Brainerd when Millican made his first attempt -- a tire-hazing 5.727 seconds at
111.35 mph -- and the LifeLockracing.com dragster was 10th in a slow opening round overall. But
the team rallied in the cooler second session, enabling the driver from Drummonds, Tenn., to ride
down the 1,000-foot track in 4.017 seconds at 301.13 mph.
"Lance (Larsen, team crew chief) adjusted for the track conditions in the second session and the
car didn't spin the tires," said Millican. "We're looking forward to Saturday. We get two more
chances and we'll make the best of them. We still want to get in the top half of the field for
Sunday's race."
