Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 15:45 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Kebin Kinsley Runs 5.335/129.83, Now #18; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,063 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Kinsley started to shake and drop cylinders before he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.750/328.25, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.048/224.27, Was #15
Right Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 3.884/320.65, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.179/102.78, Was #19

Hart is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to get in the show. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.012/289.72 mph.

Baldwin kept it hooked up to get in the show. Krista Baldwin's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.214, 660ft-3.125/279.29 mph.

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Left Lane: Keith Murt Runs 3.952/293.89, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.097/261.52, Was #18
Right Lane: Mitch King Runs 4.310/234.16, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.187/74.23, Was #20

Murt was straight down the groove with a good pass, but will not get in the show.

King started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.801/297.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.799/325.69, Was #12

Langdon launched hard and kept it hooked up, he is just a tick off the his qualifying time. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.035/286.57 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.156/214.14, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.836/312.80, Was #13
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 5.949/107.07, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.766/330.86, Was #10

Schumacher starts to lose traction and clicked it off.

Ashley started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 4.991/144.88, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.789/324.93, Was #11
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 3.920/309.68, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.870/318.38, Was #15

Massey starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Laughlin is straight down the groove...

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.769/329.72, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.700/330.01, Was #6
Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.802/321.08, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.731/304.18, Was #8

Torrence launched hard and makes the second quickest pass of the session. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.158, 660ft-3.034/289.76 mph.

Pruett with a good clean pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 4.508/172.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.699/331.15, Was #5
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 5.351/131.53, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.712/327.75, Was #7

Salinas starts to lose traction.

Kalitta lost traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.376/188.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.685/332.08, Was #2
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.768/328.32, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.693/331.93, Was #4

Millican starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Brown kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the second quickest pas of the session. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.029/288.20 mph.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.820/324.09, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.682/334.57, Was #1
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.745/333.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.689/335.75, Was #3

This is a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up round three.

Prock with another good looking pass. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.073/284.68 mph.

force kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the quickest pass of the session. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.021/293.24 mph.

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