Fri, 03 May 2019, 21:49 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern 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: Terry McMillen Runs 7.838/89.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.681/101.84, Was #16
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.814/312.64, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.293/129.06, Was #14

McMillen is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Crampton was on a great pass until right in the lights when it slowed, but he still goes to the number two spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.051/284.27 mph.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.843/319.37, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.896/108.49, Was #15
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.827/314.24, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.766/159.53, Was #14

This was a great side-by-side drag race...

Prock kept it hooked up to go to the number six spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.089/280.72 mph.

Palmer with the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.075/283.19 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.727/328.46, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.122/220.80, Was #13
Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.850/302.55, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.521/175.48, Was #15

Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot with a great looking pass. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.995/290.38 mph.

Dakin with a good, clean pass get into the top half of the show. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.184, 660ft-3.088/282.54 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.764/325.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.044/244.96, Was #14
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.720/319.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.857/281.13, Was #9

This was a great side-by-side drag race.

Pritchett is straight down the groove to the number three spot with a great pass. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.024/288.70 mph.

Force had it hitting on all eight and hooked up to go to the number one spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.108, 660ft-2.978/292.08 mph.

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Left Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 3.806/321.88, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.042/253.04, Was #14
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.737/320.36, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.839/318.54, Was #8

Lagana with a good clean pass to move into the top half of the show. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.058/283.55 mph.

Kalitta had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.996/289.94 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 4.685/150.28, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.036/237.59, Was #14
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 6.427/108.00, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.832/306.74, Was #9

Reed is up in smoke early and clicks it off.

Brown lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.817/321.04, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.889/307.02, Was #12
Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 4.811/148.94, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.788/316.97, Was #5

Millican is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.064/280.89 mph.

Vandergriff started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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