Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 18:00 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Chris Karamesines Runs 6.338/92.86, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 3,898 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Karamesines bangs the blower and the chute deploys.

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Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 5.540/119.33, Now #2
Right Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 5.491/123.63, Now #1

Zizzo is up in smoke and he clicks it off.

Wurtzel lost traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.929/147.97, Now #2
Right Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 3.973/301.20, Now #1

Dakin started to drop cylinders and goes up in smoke.

Ferre is straight down the groove with a good clean pass. Cameron Ferre's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.249, 660ft-3.182/271.68 mph.

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Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.839/321.35, Now #2
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.804/315.93, Now #1

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

Palmer is straight down the groove... Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.090/281.60 mph.

McMillen kept it hooked up and goes to the number one spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.051/283.97 mph.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.844/321.96, Now #3
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.971/247.47, Now #4

Torrence was straight down the groove to the number three spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.188, 660ft-3.096/280.08 mph.

Millican got real loose and the car was sideways and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.794/322.27, Now #1
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.808/324.44, Now #3

Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.053/284.33 mph.

Prock was right there with her to the number three spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.062/283.97 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.762/325.14, Now #1
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 5.231/136.26, Now #10

Salinas launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.133, 660ft-3.023/284.21 mph.

Crampton started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.550/170.73, Now #10
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.825/314.75, Now #5

Brown starts to haze the tires and clicks it off.

Torrence kept it hooked up to go to the number five spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.067/282.30 mph.

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Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.055/228.11, Now #10
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.685/160.58, Now #12

Force drops a cylinder early and clicks it off.

Kalitta is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink