Fri, 11 Oct 2019, 21:06 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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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Right Lane: Todd Paton Runs 11.622/89.25, Now #17; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.34 inches, adjusted altitude 2,493 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Paton is driving the Doug Foley and Tim Lewis Top Fuel team tuned by Scott Gaddy, Doug will be upgrading his Alcohol dragster license on Monday in this car.

It was up in smoke right at the hit and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 6.463/105.20, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.346/95.64, Was #15
Right Lane: Lex Joon Runs 15.893/48.20, Now #18; No Prior Run

Pritchett started to lose traction around 330 feet and clicked it off.

Joon is making his first pass today and is up in smoke right at the hit.

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Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.798/320.28, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.307/190.32, Was #9
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 7.085/88.68, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.646/122.60, Was #14

Dakin launched hard and kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.047/284.09 mph.

Prock is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.806/318.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.845/313.58, Was #9
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 6.764/86.02, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.467/173.14, Was #11

McMillen is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.046/280.08 mph.

Millican is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.765/325.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.805/324.59, Was #6
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.742/328.06, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.368/184.67, Was #10

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

Torrence kept the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.028/289.32 mph.

Crampton launched hard and had the the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-3.005/288.03 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 7.250/83.24, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.793/329.91, Was #6
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 4.395/180.16, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.831/319.67, Was #10

Salinas lost traction right of the starting line and clicked it off.

Ashley made it further down track before he started to haze the tires and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.758/328.94, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.792/325.53, Was #5
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 4.571/142.94, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.829/271.46, Was #9

Brown kept it hooked up for another goo looking pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.024/290.88 mph.

Force banged the blower with a quick fire fireball.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.503/170.67, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.777/326.48, Was #5
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.711/325.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.753/321.35, Was #2

Kalitta started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go back to the number one spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.099, 660ft-2.974/290.26 mph.

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