Fri, 28 Oct 2016, 20:57 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, 16th 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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Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 7.345/94.75, Now #14; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 27.73 inches, adjusted altitude 4,390 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Palmer didn't make a pass in round one of qualifying. He has tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 6.575/98.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.983/97.82, Was #13
Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 4.913/154.88, Now #11; No Prior Run

McMillen is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Reed starts to haze the tires just past the 330-foot mark and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 9.779/41.77, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.693/107.52, Was #14
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.705/326.63, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.441/75.55, Was #17

Lucas launched and then around 200 feet the engine let go with a huge fireball. Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Pritchett sets the track E.T. record. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.117, 660ft-2.974/294.88 mph.

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Left Lane: Wayne Newby Runs 7.941/81.99, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.891/108.88, Was #13
Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 7.645/82.46, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.633/86.77, Was #17

Newby and Buff are both up in smoke about the same time and they both lift..

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 11.025/74.91, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.491/171.49, Was #11
Right Lane: Tripp Tatum Runs 3.771/321.27, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.826/315.93, Was #9

Crampton is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Tatum launched hard and kept it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Tatum with his career quickest pass. Tripp Tatum's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.031/289.32 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.750/324.90, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.750/324.90, Was #4
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 12.742/75.79, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.784/325.92, Was #8

Langdon was straight down the groove with it hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.011/289.69 mph. Millican is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 10.227/88.83, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.811/320.36, Was #10
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.728/323.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.774/320.81, Was #7

Todd was up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle sand clicks it off. Force with a great pass to go to the number three spot. She is straight down the groove. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-2.990/290.63 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.723/324.59, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.792/314.02, Was #9
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.709/324.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.766/326.95, Was #6

This was a great side-by-side drag race. Brown makes a big jump as he is straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.116, 660ft-2.987/291.19 mph. Kalitta kept the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down tack to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.110, 660ft-2.972/293.60 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 6.504/100.39, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.728/323.89, Was #4
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 6.259/104.37, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.744/326.00, Was #6

Torrence is up in smoke by 200 feet and clicks it off. Schumacher is up in smoke by 330 feet and clicks it off.

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