Fri, 17 May 2019, 15:39 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Audrey Worm Runs 4.752/165.07, Now #1
Right Lane: Ike Maier Runs 6.247/101.10, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,887 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Worm starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Maier is mixing up cylinders early and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.906/317.05, Now #1
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.937/317.19, Now #2

Torrence is straight down the groove with a nice pass to go to the number one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.215, 660ft-3.144/276.35 mph.

Palmer with a clean pass to start the weekend. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.174/274.33 mph.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 5.916/113.72, Now #5
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.813/320.05, Now #1

Prock lost traction early and clicked it off.

McMillen is straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.060/281.71 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.796/314.83, Now #1
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.843/317.94, Now #3

Crampton launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.041/284.81 mph.

Brown with a good pass to go to the number three spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.083/277.83 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 12.464/72.16, Now #10
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.749/325.30, Now #1

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

Millican launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-3.012/287.23 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.793/321.58, Now #2
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.801/318.62, Now #4

This is a good side-by-side drag race.

Pritchett is straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.043/285.41 mph.

Kalitta kep it hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.048/283.43 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.871/313.07, Now #7
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.873/318.99, Now #8

Force started to mix up cylinders on the top end, but goes to the number seven spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.099/274.61 mph.

Torrence is right there with her to get into the top half of the show. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.200, 660ft-3.120/279.04 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink