Fri, 18 Oct 2019, 18:34 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Lee Callaway Runs 3.808/312.28, Now #1
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.223/277.94, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,929 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Callaway making his Top Fuel debut...he launches hard and kept it hooked up to make a great pass. Lee Callaway's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.053/285.83 mph.

McClenathan announced his retirement this last week, so he making one last event. The last time he was at a NHRA event was here last year. He makes a clean pass...Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.328, 660ft-3.353/245.05 mph.

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Left Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 4.340/184.65, Now #4
Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.815/320.36, Now #2

Kinsley is making his first pass since Houston earlier this year. Kinsley started mixing up cylinders and then the engine let go with a huge fireball. The word is there is oil on the track his first of the year.

Vandergriff with a good clean pass to start the weekend. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.060/279.90 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 8.271/68.26, Now #6
Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.748/326.71, Now #1

Reed is dropping cylinders right at the hit and clicks it off.

McMillen launched hard and kept it hooked up to make a great pass to start the weekend. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.008/287.90 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.835/317.34, Now #5
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.816/325.06, Now #4

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

Millican is straight down the groove to the number five spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.074/277.20 mph.

Brown had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number four spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.072/286.44 mph.

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Left Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.856/253.61, Now #7
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.779/324.12, Now #2

Crampton was on a great looking pass until the car just went silent just past the 1/8 mile mark. He still goes to the number seven spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.997/290.26 mph.

Prock had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.997/290.26 mph.

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Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.774/325.61, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.764/327.66, Now #2

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

Torrence had it hooked up and hitting on all eight all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.034/288.21 mph.

Salinas with a great pass, straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.028/291.07 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.767/324.28, Now #3
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.784/299.00, Now #6

Pritchett had the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number three spot. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.137, 660ft-3.025/288.03 mph.

Force was on a great pass, she was out ahead of Pritchett, but then she slowed. She still goes to the number six spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-3.014/283.07 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.752/328.70, Now #2
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.753/328.14, Now #3

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up round one of Top Fuel qualifying.

Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.016/288.83 mph.

Torrence was right there with him to go to the number three spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.017/288.95 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink