Sat, 23 Mar 2024, 20:57 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Reporter |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 64th annual NHRA Winternationals 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: Josh Hart Runs 5.395/109.78, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.118/107.81, Was #12
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.753/329.18, Now #3; Best prior run: 10.560/80.23, Was #15
Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,556 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.
Hart has a hole or two out early and clicks it off.
Ashley launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.019/290.51 mph.
Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.785/303.30, Now #5; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 4.755/169.40, Now #10; No Prior Run
Kalitta had a cylinder or two out early, he stays with it. Right in the lights it bangs the blower. He still goes to the number five spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-3.014/279.15 mph.
Reed is up in smoke early and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 3.737/328.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.839/148.95, Was #12
Right Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 3.964/243.94, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.608/115.44, Was #14
Stewart kept it hitting on all eight and hooked up to go to the number one spot. Tony Stewart's incremental times: 60ft-0.803 sec., 330ft-2.099, 660ft-3.000/286.01 mph.
Baldwin was on a good looking pass early and she clicked it off early.
Left Lane: Jasmine Salinas Runs 4.033/287.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.270/201.22, Was #11
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.735/331.85, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.829/149.03, Was #13
Salinas with a cylinder or two out early and it attempts to push her over by the wall. She clicks it off early.
Schumacher kept the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.009/293.86 mph.
Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.711/335.73, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.783/330.39, Was #6
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.104/212.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.902/296.05, Was #10
Force launched hard and kept it hooked up, she was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-2.991/293.54 mph.
Millican started to drop cylinders, then pushed out a head gasket. He clicked it off.
Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 5.508/128.05, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.807/322.11, Was #9
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 4.038/226.85, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.788/318.24, Was #8
Brown is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Langdon started to haze the tires and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 4.245/195.42, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.745/330.47, Was #4
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.098/207.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.750/328.30, Was #5
They both start to lose traction at the same time and clicked it off.
Force will hold on for the number one spot for the 47th time in her career.
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