Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 21:30 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 5.874/103.27, Now #17; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 3,401 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.
Novelli making his first of the weekend...he gets to about 330 feet and the engine lets go with a huge fireball.
Left Lane: Lex Joon Runs 7.593/90.60, Now #19; No Prior Run
Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.900/261.07, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.540/119.33, Was #16
Joon is making his first pass of the weekend...he starts to loose traction and clicks it off.
Zizzo was on a good pass until it started to mix up cylinders on the top end and he clicked it off. He still gets off the bump spot and into the top half of the show. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.057/283.31 mph.
Left Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 3.945/296.31, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.491/123.63, Was #16
Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.785/325.45, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.929/147.97, Was #14
Wurtzel is straight down the groove with his quickest and fastest pass this season. Kyle Wurtzel's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.188, 660ft-3.139/266.48 mph.
Dakin launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.045/285.29 mph.
Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.867/312.86, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.231/136.26, Was #16
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.764/323.04, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.550/170.73, Was #14
Crampton with a good clean pass to get off the bump spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.095/274.78 mph.
Brown with the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.021/287.47 mph.
Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.743/323.58, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.685/160.58, Was #16
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.172/131.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.055/228.11, Was #15
Kalitta launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.002/291.38 mph.
Force started to lose traction and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.885/86.00, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.971/247.47, Was #14
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.699/321.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.844/321.96, Was #10
Millican lost traction early and clicked it off.
Torrence launched hard and kept the candles lit all the way down the tract to go to the number one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.105, 660ft-2.966/293.47 mph. No chutes for Torrence and he is on the brakes hard and gets the car stopped. the carbon fiber brakes are glowing bright orange.
Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.717/325.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.825/314.75, Was #9
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.771/322.73, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.839/321.35, Was #10
Torrence kep it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.116, 660ft-2.983/291.82 mph.
Palmer with a great pass to move into the top half of the show. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.029/287.05 mph.
Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.726/328.94, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.808/324.44, Was #10
Right Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.837/296.63, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.794/322.27, Was #8
Prock with a great looking pass, straight down the groove to the number three spot. He banged the blower right in the lights. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.117, 660ft-2.993/289.63 mph.
Pritchett was on a good pass and then it started mixing up cylinders and the engine let go. She will stand on her run from earlier today. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.163, 660ft-3.059/281.25 mph.
Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.857/306.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.804/315.93, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.728/327.90, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.762/325.14, Was #5
McMillen with a good clean pass, but will not improve. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.083/275.51 mph.
Salinas is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to move up the ladder one spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-2.998/291.45 mph.
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