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Fri, 31 Oct 2014, 21:11 PM

Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota 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:

Left Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 6.104/107.53, Now #21; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.766/326.71, Now #1; Best prior run: 12.276/71.54, Was #21

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 27.61 inches, adjusted altitude 4,780 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Kinsley had a reverser gear weld itself together in round one. Kinsley started to lose traction and clicked it off. Dixon had a blower malfunction in round one. Dixon launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight and the big Goodyears hooked up to run his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number one spot. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.030/287.60 mph.

Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.976/248.98, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.571/99.35, Was #22
Right Lane: Steve Faria Runs 4.357/203.52, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.758/112.07, Was #20

Brown improved, but slowed on the top end and he didn't get in the show. Faria made an improvement, but not enough to get in the show.

Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.835/316.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.036/132.33, Was #21
Right Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 8.797/72.56, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.003/153.58, Was #19

Zizzo with a good looking pass and then in the lights the engine let go with a quick flash of flames. He gets into the top half of the show. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.079/280.95 mph. Chrisman started to lose traction right at the hit and pedaled it three time and couldn't get it to hook up.

Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.218/206.76, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.004/144.75, Was #21
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.934/306.46, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.883/150.40, Was #19

McMillen was on a good looking pass until around 600 feet when he started to lose traction and clicked it off. Millican was straight down to the groove to get in the show. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.221, 660ft-3.149/271.35 mph.

Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.809/326.24, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.560/179.18, Was #20
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.764/322.42, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.042/249.72, Was #17

Torrence with a great looking pass and his career fastest pass...Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.067/286.50 mph. He goes to the number four spot. Crampton launched hard and he keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.023/287.35 mph.

Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.071/229.04, Now #18; Best prior run: 3.988/302.82, Was #18
Right Lane: Noah Stutz Runs 4.012/252.28, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.970/298.14, Was #16

Vandergriff was on a good looking pass until just past half track when he started to lose traction and clicked it off. Stutz makes it a little further down track before he starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.893/314.90, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.939/264.34, Was #14
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.833/322.58, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.955/308.28, Was #15

Force was on a good looking pass and then right in the lights got real loose, but still gets in the show. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.202, 660ft-3.124/275.79 mph. Todd with a great pass, straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.085/281.60 mph.

Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.836/309.77, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.893/305.63, Was #13
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.772/322.81, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.894/303.37, Was #14

Buff was straight down the groove with it hitting on all eight to get back in the show. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.065/278.86 mph. Kalitta with the big header flames shooting over the rear wing and he keep the Goodyears hooked up to go to the number three spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.029/286.62 mph.

Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.802/325.45, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.881/320.05, Was #12
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.806/317.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.889/313.66, Was #13

Massey with good looking pass to get off the the bubble. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.061/285.95 mph. Pritchett was straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.050/282.42 mph.

Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.415/185.79, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.820/323.04, Was #8
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 3.824/304.12, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.848/313.95, Was #13

Torrence started to haze the tires around 400 feet and pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up and clicked it off. alBalooshi with a good looking pass to get back in the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.049/282.66 mph.

Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.346/186.18, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.784/326.63, Was #4
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.787/301.81, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.837/320.66, Was #13

Schumacher was on a good looking pass until around half track when he started to lose traction and clicked it off. Langdon launched hard and was on a great looking pass until right before the finish line when the candles went out. He still gets back into the show and in the top half of the show. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.031/286.86 mph.

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