Fri, 9 Apr 2010, 09:10 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Larry Sullivan |
BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil 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:
Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 6.324/102.14, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.464/87.61, Was #15
7:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 936 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.
200 feet and a cloud of smoke...
Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.803/317.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.339/85.77, Was #15
Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.916/312.71, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.820/88.36, Was #14
Brandon Bernstein is on the bump spot at 6.324.
Two full passes and a new #1 qualifier (but that might not last long). Both cars had strong header flames all the way, but Brown pulled away early and kept on lengthening the lead.
Antron
Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.043/282.84 mph.
David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.857
sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.136/272.78 mph.
Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.839/313.80, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.668/88.96, Was #15
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.848/318.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.681/158.22, Was #9
Two nice-looking runs and a nice side-by-side show for the crowd - it's dark enough now that the header flames are bright and tall.
Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.069/279.67 mph.
Tony Schumacher's
incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.088/280.60 mph.
Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.055/284.93, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.882/107.93, Was #14
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.939/296.63, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.580/196.87, Was #10
Haddock's header flames started turning green as he neared the line and there was a big flash of flame in the lights. Lucas' run looked much better, but the numbers still are not what they were looking for. The equipment is rolling, heading for the top end of Haddock's lane. 7:45 p.m. Doug Kalitta is on the bump spot at 5.010.
Left Lane: Bobby Lagana Jr. Runs 7.384/84.43, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.361/125.82, Was #14
Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 8.281/78.25, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.982/277.72, Was #10
7:55 p.m. Both left hard, rattled the tires, and lifted.
Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.891/313.73, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.357/132.14, Was #13
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.936/293.28, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.959/289.32, Was #9
Nice side-by-side runs, McMillen with a career-best speed.
Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.847/318.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.010/141.06, Was #13
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.860/314.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.879/309.49, Was #6
Another nice side-by-side show for the crowd.
Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.081/277.66 mph.
Shawn Langdon's incremental times:
60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.089/279.15 mph.
Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.946/281.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.856/318.54, Was #6
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.808/320.74, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.848/317.42, Was #5
Last pair...Cory Mac's header flames went out early, but Dixon slipped right in behind Brown in the second spot. Brown gets the three-point bonus, Dixon gets two and Torrence gets the single point.
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