Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 18:17 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st 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: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.518/181.23, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.213/232.31, Was #15

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,255 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Karamesines started to haze the tires around half track and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 6.907/84.16, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.911/302.48, Was #13

Buff started to lose traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.950/149.02, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.835/309.84, Was #12
Right Lane: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.365/93.34, Was #17

McMillen was up in smoke around 330 feet and clicked it off. Haddock couldn't get the car to start and will not make a pass and will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 6.551/92.83, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.767/320.81, Was #11
Right Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 3.921/311.85, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.767/121.00, Was #16

Dixon is up in smoke early and clicked it off. Kinsley got it to hooked and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 14 spot. Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.223, 660ft-3.144/274.00 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.759/322.42, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.741/315.64, Was #8
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.927/235.02, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.746/321.04, Was #10

Crampton launched hard and kept it hooked up to make real good pass, quickest of the session. He will not improve...Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.017/290.19 mph. Millican clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.746/325.37, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.727/322.50, Was #5
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.773/326.00, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.745/321.04, Was #9

This is a great side-by-side drag race...Force with the quickest pass of the session. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.131, 660ft-3.004/288.83 mph. Kalitta was straight down the groove with the third quickest pass of the session. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.032/287.11 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.705/326.71, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.725/325.92, Was #4
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.742/321.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.737/327.43, Was #7

This was a great side-by-side drag race with the two quickest passes of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.826 sec., 330ft-2.105, 660ft-2.972/291.01 mph.
Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.133, 660ft-3.005/290.76 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 4.461/170.67, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.698/327.43, Was #2
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.797/317.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.729/324.44, Was #6

Pritchett starts to haze the tires and clicks it off. Langdon was straight down the groove with a good pass, but will not improve. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.040/284.21 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.697/328.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.682/330.55, Was #1
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.731/324.90, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.723/309.27, Was #4

Brown launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight tom make the quickest pass of the session. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.821 sec., 330ft-2.094, 660ft-2.964/291.76 mph. Todd with a real nice pass, straight down the groove with the third quickest of the session. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.120, 660ft-2.991/290.26 mph.

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