Fri, 30 Oct 2015, 22:12 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, 15th 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:

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Left Lane: Jenna Haddock Runs 7.419/92.45, Now #15; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,939 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Haddock is up in smoke by 250 and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 10.446/82.75, Now #17; No Prior Run

Karamesines is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 6.983/103.78, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.663/102.73, Was #14
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.828/314.68, Now #6; Best prior run: 15.826/26.35, Was #18

McMillen was up in smoke by 250 feet and clicked it off. Buff launched hard and keep it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. The car need make a quick move toward the wall on the top end, but he did a great job driving. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.063/278.29 mph.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 7.281/88.34, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.784/151.97, Was #14
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.733/327.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.305/78.69, Was #17

Todd started to smoke the tires early and clicked it off. Torrence launched hard and keep it hitting on all eight and the big Goodyears hooked up to go to the number one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.117, 660ft-2.996/287.05 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.774/308.35, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.475/149.33, Was #12
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 4.734/154.95, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.755/160.44, Was #14

Crampton with a great looking pass to go to the number two spot...Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.019/290.13 mph. Pritchett started to lose traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Noah Stutz Runs 7.135/78.74, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.870/317.94, Was #10
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 10.464/53.66, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.724/155.45, Was #13

Stutz lost traction early and clickjed it off. Force was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.722/326.95, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.823/319.22, Was #7
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 7.087/96.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.940/309.91, Was #12

Brown launched hard and had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.986/289.20 mph. Kalitta lost traction by 200 feet and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.497/90.45, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.822/315.64, Was #7
Right Lane: Dave Connolly No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.871/267.69, Was #11

Millican started to lose the traction around 300 feet and clicked it off. Connolly did the burnout and then was shutoff as he started to stage the car, apparently had a leak. The word from the Safety Safari is there is oil on the track, that is his sixth of the season and it will cost him $3000.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.733/328.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.798/324.75, Was #5
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.745/322.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.845/320.05, Was #9

This was a great side-by-side drag race as Dixon goes to the number two spot. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-3.003/291.07 mph. Torrence was right there with him to go to the number four spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.004/290.44 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.768/332.67, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.788/324.20, Was #6
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.794/323.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.806/321.04, Was #7

Langdon with a great pass, he moves up the ladder one spot. He runs big time speed, the third fastest in Top Fuel history. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.030/287.84 mph. Schumacher launched hard and keep the candles lit all the way down the track to improve, but will stay in the number seven spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.049/284.62 mph.

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