Fri, 25 Sep 2015, 20:25 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Richie Crampton Runs 4.634/163.55, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jenna Haddock Runs 8.344/84.21, Now #18; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.61 inches, adjusted altitude 2,523 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Crampton started to ose traction around 300 feet and clicked it off. Haddock started to lose traction right at the hit and pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up and clicked it off.

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Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.776/326.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.656/162.18, Was #17

Todd with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot...straight down the groove. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.039/287.29 mph.

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Left Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 3.913/309.13, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.025/261.78, Was #15
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 5.431/128.69, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.013/238.60, Was #14

Wurtzel with a good clean pass to get into the show. He is on the bump spot. Kyle Wurtzel's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.129/267.91 mph. Torrence on the pass earlier today was on planned shutoff as they were testing out a different combination. This time he is up in smoke and pedals it, but can't get it to hook up and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.510/168.94, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.903/316.30, Was #11
Right Lane: Wayne Newby Runs 3.832/308.85, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.970/300.46, Was #14

Millican started to smoke the tires around 400 feet and clicked it off. Newby with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Wayne Newby's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.072/280.89 mph.

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Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.015/248.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.866/312.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.688/162.25, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.966/309.27, Was #14

Buff clicked it off early...McMillen started to smoke the tires and clicked it off,

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 5.400/122.12, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.837/319.45, Was #8
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.777/322.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.887/320.43, Was #11

Torrence started to lose traction around 400 feet and clicked it off. Kalitta with a great pass to go to the number two spot right behind his teammate. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.034/286.50 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.794/324.28, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.837/321.12, Was #8
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 10.138/66.99, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.843/321.04, Was #10

Force launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.050/281.13 mph. Connolly was up in smoke right at the hit. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-3.575, 660ft-6.760/070.64 mph.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.756/328.06, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.809/322.04, Was #5
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.802/324.83, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.837/321.81, Was #8

This was a great side-by-side drag race as dixon goes to the number one spot. Dixon sets the track speed record. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.023/285.77 mph. Langdon with a good clean pass to get into the top half of the show. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.057/282.84 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.606/165.72, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.792/321.50, Was #4
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.960/141.37, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.825/320.13, Was #7

they both start to go up in smoke, Schumacher first and then Brown, both just before half track.

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