Sat, 31 May 2008, 01:28 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX 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: David Grubnic Runs 4.690/303.78, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,676 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Grubnic with a good clean pass...David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.168/271.90mph, 1,000ft-3.967

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Left Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 4.647/307.79, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.679/304.12, Was #12
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.622/305.91, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.624/317.64, Was #9

Schumacher with a good clean to move into the top half of the show...Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.184, 660ft-3.112/273.83mph, 1,000ft-3.906 Bradshaw with nice looking pass to move up to tenth...Alan Bradshaw's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.136/271.24mph, 1,000ft-3.932

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.689/308.71, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.623/322.34, Was #9
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.875/244.07, Now #14; No Prior Run

Vandergriff was on a good pass until it pitch a blower belt. Todd with another clean pass.

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Left Lane: Doug Herbert Runs 11.687/78.72, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.609/313.15, Was #6
Right Lane: Hillary Will Runs 4.649/285.35, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.661/313.58, Was #11

Herbert rattled the tires right off the starting line and he clicked it off. Will was mixing up cylinders on the top end, but still runs her best pass of the weekend. She will stay 11th. Hillary Will's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.206, 660ft-3.128/273.55mph, 1,000ft-3.919

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.644/304.05, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.590/324.83, Was #5
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 4.728/283.37, Now #14; No Prior Run

Kalitta with good clean pass and he will stay fifth...Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.209, 660ft-3.131/273.55mph, 1,000ft-3.924 Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.181/268.97mph, 1,000ft-3.987

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.601/312.06, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.584/292.77, Was #4
Right Lane: Joe Hartley Runs 4.653/314.83, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.670/321.81, Was #12

Brown with the quickest pass of the day...Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.105/273.05mph, 1,000ft-3.896 Hartley with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay number 12...Joe Hartley's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.152/268.06mph, 1,000ft-3.950

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Left Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 4.735/302.01, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.565/320.13, Was #3
Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.646/314.53, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.623/324.75, Was #8

Bernstein runs the fourth 4.64 of the session on good clean pass...Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.211, 660ft-3.149/268.60mph, 1,000ft-3.945 Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.228, 660ft-3.186/262.23mph, 1,000ft-4.007

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Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 5.165/188.83, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.565/323.04, Was #2
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 4.637/311.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.527/325.30, Was #1

McClenathan's engine went silent around 800 feet. Dixon with the third quickest pass of the session...Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.216, 660ft-3.143/272.06mph, 1,000ft-3.934

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