Fri, 04 Oct 2013, 18:19 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA 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: David Grubnic Runs 3.916/309.06, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.815/68.13, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 3,079 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Grubnic with a real nice pass to get in the show. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.200, 660ft-3.133/270.75 mph.

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Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.845/319.98, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.919/83.12, Was #17
Right Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 3.788/324.44, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.341/104.93, Was #16

Massey launched hard and was straight down the groove to get in the top half of of the show. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.088/278.06 mph. Bernstein with a great pass, he launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.039/283.67 mph.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.873/317.49, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.135/110.06, Was #17
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.808/322.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.829/154.90, Was #15

Torrence with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to get in the show. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.108/275.45 mph. Kalitta with a great pass, he launched hard and keep the big Goodyears hooked up to go to the number three spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.061/283.97 mph.

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Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.809/323.04, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.918/148.27, Was #17
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.878/311.05, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.557/170.02, Was #15

Vandergriff with a great pass to go to the number four spot. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.058/281.54 mph. Torrence with a good pass, but doesn't get in the show. He is in the number 13 spot right behind his father. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.096/271.68 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.941/318.54, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.781/152.19, Was #17
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 4.699/158.28, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.961/301.81, Was #16

Pruett double stepped it...she did a great job catching it...she improves on her pass from earlier today, but doesn't get in the show. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.178/276.92 mph. Frigo starts lose traction and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.778/323.97, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.850/322.27, Was #10
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.863/321.50, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.931/317.64, Was #15

Schumacher launched hard and had the header flames shooting over the rea wing all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.036/286.19 mph. McMillen with a real nice pass to get in the show. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.107/279.27 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.837/306.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.829/318.84, Was #7
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 4.636/160.94, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.859/318.24, Was #11

Force with another good pass, but will not improve. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.068/280.84 mph. alBalooshi start to shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.814/321.35, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.814/323.66, Was #6
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.793/321.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.845/319.82, Was #10

Millican with another good pass, matching his E.t. from earlier today. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.059/280.37 mph. Brown launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.041/282.42 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.776/325.14, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.797/321.96, Was #4
Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.772/314.90, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.831/317.64, Was #9

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up day one. They are both straight down the groove to go to the numbers one and two. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.033/283.97 mph.
Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.020/286.25 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink