Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 22:59 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th 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:
Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.675/333.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 9.590/61.88, Was #19
Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,578 feet.
Force launched hard and had the header flames shooting high over the rear wing all the way down the track to the number two spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.091, 660ft-2.953/295.57 mph.
Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 4.130/209.88, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.384/183.91, Was #18
Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.694/331.66, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.731/154.57, Was #19
Baldwin was on a good pass early and clicked it off early.
Pruett is straight down the groove to get in the show to the number four spot. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.966/293.81 mph.
Left Lane: Mitch King Runs 4.513/166.79, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.170/228.75, Was #19
Right Lane: Doug Foley Runs 3.874/251.57, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.920/238.87, Was #17
King is shooting sparklers out of the headers from half track on and he clicks it off early.
Foley with a clean pass, but he will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Buddy Hull Runs 9.668/90.14, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.780/321.11, Was #15
Right Lane: Jacob McNeal Runs 3.859/282.26, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.848/273.16, Was #16
Hull is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
McNeal with another good clean pass, but he will not improve.
Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.723/327.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.758/328.08, Was #14
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 4.941/146.09, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.746/326.44, Was #13
Massey kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight all the way down the track. He is tick off his quickest pass this season and a couple ticks off his career quickest pass. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.117, 660ft-2.989/290.85 mph.
Hart is up in smoke by half track.
Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.684/332.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.746/331.25, Was #13
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.670/338.40, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.741/330.96, Was #12
This is a great side-by-side drag race.
Langdon with his quickest pass of the season to go to the number four spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.094, 660ft-2.958/294.37 mph.
Ashley launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his career fastest to go to the number two spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.956/299.60 mph.
Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.690/333.46, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.739/327.75, Was #13
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 6.646/86.97, Now #13; Best prior run: 3.738/327.11, Was #12
Schumacher kept it hooked up to make his quickest and fastest pass of the season to go to the number six spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.109, 660ft-2.966/296.01 mph.
Prock is up in smoke right and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.636/336.62, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.722/331.83, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 3.675/328.30, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.725/329.57, Was #12
Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up with the header flames shooting high over the rear wing. He makes the sixth quickest pass in the history of Top Fuel and his career quickest pass. He sets the track E.T. record. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.819 sec., 330ft-2.076, 660ft-2.920/299.48 mph.
Salinas is straight down the groove with a great pass to go to the number five spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.087, 660ft-2.941/293.12 mph.
Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.679/335.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.716/333.36, Was #11
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.660/334.57, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.713/332.30, Was #10
This is another great pair.
Brown goes to the number seven spot...Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.102, 660ft-2.958/297.01 mph.
Torrence kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his career fastest pass to go to the number three spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.821 sec., 330ft-2.089, 660ft-2.938/295.92 mph.
Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.642/334.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.659/336.73, Was #2
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 8.311/84.01, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.687/334.52, Was #9
Kalitta with another great pass to go to the number two spot. This is Kalitta's career quickest pass. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.085, 660ft-2.926/299.62 mph.
Millican lost traction and clicked it off.
Torrence holds on to win the Friday night bonus of $15,000.
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