Sat, 01 Oct 2022, 19:05 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual 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: Lex Joon Runs 3.878/310.91, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.362/93.40, Was #19
Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 1,385 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.
Joon is straight down the groove, he is dropping cylinders on the top end. He still makes his career quickest pass. He will not get in the show. Lex Joon's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.102/274.27 mph.
Left Lane: Doug Foley Runs 3.782/315.64, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.815/313.88, Was #14
Foley with a good pass until on the top end when it started to drop cylinders. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend. He goes to the number 11 spot. Doug Foley's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.029/288.89 mph.
Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.867/283.49, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.809/323.74, Was #14
Right Lane: Kyle Wurtzel Runs 3.804/319.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.817/322.88, Was #15
Palmer with a good pass until on the top end when the car started to haze the tires. He clicked it off early.
Wurtzel was on a good looking pass and then the car was trailing a lot of smoke. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot. Kyle Wurtzel's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.051/283.25 mph.
Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.685/335.48, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.795/279.04, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.710/330.72, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.798/298.21, Was #13
Force launched hard and kept the candles lit all the way down the track. She goes to the number three spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.100, 660ft-2.966/293.66 mph.
Salinas with a great looking pass. Salinas kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to move into the top half of the show. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.981/291.38 mph.
Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.679/329.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.744/329.26, Was #10
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.694/326.79, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.761/325.45, Was #12
This is a great side-by-side drag race.
Langdon kept the Goodyears hooked up and he makes his quickest pass this season. He goes to the number two spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.823 sec., 330ft-2.090, 660ft-2.952/292.65 mph.
Schumacher had it hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass this season. He moves into the top half of the show. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.101, 660ft-2.959/292.14 mph.
Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.698/331.94, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.744/329.50, Was #11
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.679/0.00, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.748/329.18, Was #12
Ashley launched hard and was straight down the groove. He moves into the top half of the show. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.106, 660ft-2.972/291.19 mph.
Prock with a great pass, he is straight down the groove. Something tripped Prock's speed timers, so he will not get a speed. He ties Langdon's E.T., but will give up the spot because of speed. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.098, 660ft-2.976/292.96 mph.
Left Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.667/333.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.736/331.04, Was #10
Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.729/329.18, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.743/325.45, Was #12
Hart with header flames shooting high into the air and hooked up. He makes his career quickest pass to go to the number two spot. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.822 sec., 330ft-2.081, 660ft-2.942/293.79 mph.
Pruett with her quickest pass of the weekend, straight down the groove to move up the ladder one spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-2.995/290.63 mph.
Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.719/330.47, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.703/334.24, Was #9
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.707/331.85, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.738/329.58, Was #12
Millican with another good looking pass. He will not improve and will start Sunday from the number nine spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.988/289.82 mph.
Brown kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He goes up the ladder a couple spots. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.979/292.20 mph.
Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.687/328.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.655/327.43, Was #1
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.690/322.42, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.684/334.32, Was #5
Torrence with another great pass. He makes the fifth quickest pass of the session. He will hold on to the number one spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.826 sec., 330ft-2.097, 660ft-2.957/294.37 mph.
Torrence qualifies number one for the third time this season and the 34th time in his career.
Kalitta was on great pass. Then right in the lights the car banged the blower, he still makes the sixth quickest pass of the session. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.827 sec., 330ft-2.096, 660ft-2.952/293.86 mph.
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