Fri, 18 Jun 2010, 09:10 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals 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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Left Lane: Scott Palmer No Time, Now #16; No Prior Run

Palmer's engine went silent on the burnout...

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Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.941/306.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.640/89.70, Was #13
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.090/284.09, Now #9; No Prior Run

Haddock skipped the round earlier today and makes a nice clean pass. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.248/254.95 mph. Grubnic goes to the number one spot with a good clean pass. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.211, 660ft-3.153/269.03 mph.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 4.336/223.58, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.273/135.41, Was #13
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.071/290.13, Now #9; No Prior Run

Lucas started to haze the tires and pedals it. He can't get it to hook up and clicks it off. Buff with a good clean pass to get in the show . Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.292, 660ft-3.246/262.23 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.974/301.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.121/138.19, Was #14
Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.901/308.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.427/84.49, Was #16

Bernstein with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.185, 660ft-3.117/270.81 mph. Torrence was just a few tick behind him to go to the number three spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.219, 660ft-3.170/264.23 mph.

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Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 7.917/80.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.251/223.47, Was #13
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.698/176.72, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.576/100.48, Was #16

Dakin lost traction early and clicked it off....Kalitta started to shake around half track and clicked off.

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Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.912/310.91, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.021/296.89, Was #10
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.964/299.13, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.032/145.53, Was #16

This was a good side-by-side drag race with Vandergriff going to the number two spot. Vandergriff with the fastest pass of the event here. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.134/271.30 mph. McMillen with a good clean pass to get into the top half of the show. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.233, 660ft-3.167/269.62 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.856/314.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.996/301.00, Was #10
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.939/311.77, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.996/300.53, Was #11

Brown with a great pass here to go to the number one spot. The header flames shooting high over the rear wing and the Goodyears stuck all the way through the 1000 feet. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.088/276.07 mph. Schumacher with a real nice pass to go to the number four spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.215, 660ft-3.158/270.43 mph.

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Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.879/313.51, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.994/301.54, Was #10
Right Lane: Doug Herbert Runs 4.685/160.63, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.994/291.95, Was #11

Herbert started to lose traction around half track. McClenathan was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.188, 660ft-3.109/275.00 mph.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.882/311.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.986/305.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.964/298.34, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.982/280.25, Was #9

Dixon with a nice pass to go to the number three spot...Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.105/272.56 mph. Langdon improves, but will stay in the number nine spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.204, 660ft-3.155/264.34 mph.

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