Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 16:20 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 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: Chris Karamesines Runs 4.910/147.68, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.338/92.86, Was #18
Right Lane: Lex Joon Runs 4.169/208.04, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.593/90.60, Was #19
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.54 inches, adjusted altitude 2,806 feet.
Karamesines started dropping cylinders early and then the engine let go with a quick fireball just past half track.
Joon started drifting out of the groove over by the centerline and it pitched the blower belt.
Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.718/325.61, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.055/228.11, Was #16
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.749/327.03, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.971/247.47, Was #14
Force was on a great looking pass and it pushed out a head gasket, but she still makes her quickest pass of the weekend and goes to the number three spot.Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.981/290.26 mph.
Millican was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-3.014/287.47 mph.
Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.805/324.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.900/261.07, Was #14
Right Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 3.978/293.98, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.874/103.27, Was #19
Zizzo had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track with his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.062/275.90 mph.
Novelli with his quickest pass of the weekend, but doesn't get in the show. Luigi Novelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.219, 660ft-3.164/265.38 mph.
Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.709/327.51, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.794/322.27, Was #11
Right Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 3.877/309.42, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.945/296.31, Was #15
Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.115, 660ft-2.976/292.14 mph.
Wurtzel kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend, but stays in the number 15 spot. Kyle Wurtzel's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.104/277.60 mph.
Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.758/328.22, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.785/325.45, Was #11
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 8.559/62.70, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.867/312.86, Was #14
Dakin kept it hooked up and is straight down the groove to move up the ladder two spots. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.133, 660ft-3.020/286.19 mph.
Crampton is mixing up cylinders right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.753/329.42, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.771/322.73, Was #11
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 7.736/91.66, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.804/315.93, Was #12
Palmer with his quickest pass of the weekend, he is straight down the groove hitting on all eight. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.138, 660ft-3.019/289.20 mph. He moves up the ladder two spots.
McMillenshook right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.753/327.43, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.764/323.04, Was #11
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.741/327.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.743/323.58, Was #7
This was a good side-by-side drag race.
Brown kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass of the weekend. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.017/289.07 mph. He moves up the ladder one spot.
Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number seven spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.007/289.26 mph.
Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.704/330.47, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.728/327.90, Was #6
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.707/332.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.726/328.94, Was #5
This was a great side-by-side drag race.
Salinas had it hitting on all eight and hooked up to go to the number two spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.978/292.96 mph.
Prock kept the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.980/291.38 mph.
Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.721/329.26, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.699/321.88, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.749/324.05, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.717/325.85, Was #5
Billy Torrence was straight down the groove with the fifth quickest pass of the session. He will hold on to the number one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.120, 660ft-2.988/291.13 mph.
Steve Torrence with a good clean pass, he will not improve. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.010/289.07 mph.
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