Sat, 3 Feb 2007, 05:08 PM Top Fuel Time Trial Notes, Session #4

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 4 time trials in Top Fuel at the Last Chance Test 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: Mike Strasburg Runs 5.758/153.93, Now #3; Best prior run: 11.856/88.68, Was #6

Strasburg is the first fuel car of the day. Mike Strasburg's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.189, 660ft-3.213/212.19mph, 1,000ft-4.423

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Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.936/202.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.832/146.85, Was #4

Todd hikes the front wheels right off the starting line and then hiked the tires around half track again, but was driving through it until the top end when he got out of the throttle. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.142, 660ft-3.052/273.33mph, 1,000ft-3.931

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Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 11.683/80.20, Now #7; No Prior Run

Grubnic lost traction right off the starting line and clicked it off. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-3.023, 660ft-5.978/076.03mph, 1,000ft-8.950

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Right Lane: Hillary Will Runs 12.726/80.93, Now #6; Best prior run: 10.992/79.20, Was #5

Will is up in smoke as soon as she hit the throttle. Hillary Will's incremental times: 60ft-1.095 sec., 330ft-4.224, 660ft-7.144/079.57mph, 1,000ft-10.027

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Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 10.392/77.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.509/330.88, Was #2

Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.479, 660ft-4.764/090.18mph, 1,000ft-7.603

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Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 13.179/78.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.497/328.22, Was #1

Kalitta was up in smoke right off the starting line and clicked it off. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-1.124 sec., 330ft-4.373, 660ft-7.406/076.53mph, 1,000ft-10.392

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink