Fri, 16 Oct 2015, 21:40 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Shawn Reed Runs 4.122/285.41, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.785/317.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.040/108.33, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,260 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Reed makes a clean pass, but will start over tomorrow. todd launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Than after the finish line he had a little fire....J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.031/285.17 mph.

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Left Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 10.924/67.22, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.119/60.24, Was #19
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.928/132.88, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.910/150.15, Was #17

Kinsley was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. McClenathan started mixing up cylinders and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.760/319.67, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.644/162.59, Was #16
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.832/312.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.988/285.47, Was #12

Brown launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Brown sets the track E.T. record. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.122, 660ft-3.008/284.51 mph. McMillen with a good clean pass to go to the number eight spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.066/280.84 mph.

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Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 7.611/80.48, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.639/163.69, Was #16
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 9.900/82.05, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.919/307.65, Was #12

Dakin started to lose traction early and clicked it off. Kalitta was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.755/326.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.996/257.53, Was #14
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.462/174.77, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.852/311.63, Was #11

Langdon launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight and stuck to go to the number one spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.822 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-3.012/285.29 mph. Buff was on a good pass and then started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.775/322.65, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.935/305.36, Was #14
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 3.744/329.18, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.835/322.65, Was #10

This was a great side-by-side drag race as Millican goes to the number four spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.131, 660ft-3.025/283.01 mph. Connolly with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Connolly sets both ends of the track records. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.825 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-3.007/286.98 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.756/323.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.849/308.92, Was #12
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.834/147.34, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.826/323.43, Was #10

Torrence with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.817 sec., 330ft-2.120, 660ft-3.008/284.56 mph. Schumacher starts to smoke the tires early and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.749/326.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.825/318.99, Was #10
Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 4.980/137.75, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.805/321.96, Was #8

Force keep the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.131, 660ft-3.012/288.89 mph. Dixon started to smoke the tires and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.758/324.75, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.813/317.87, Was #10
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 8.188/81.42, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.794/321.96, Was #8

Crampton launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number five spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.014/290.63 mph. Torrence started to overpower the track early and clicked it off.

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