Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 16:24 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals 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: Ron August Runs 4.121/229.27, Now #9; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jasmine Salinas Runs 3.723/332.43, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.311/102.55, Was #8
Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,520 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
August making his first pass this weekend. He is dropping cylinders early and then the engine lets go with big fireball.
Salinas is on a great pass and then right in the lights it bangs the blower. She goes to the number two spot. Jasmine Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-2.997/292.20 mph.
Left Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 3.730/329.34, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.832/95.21, Was #10
Right Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 3.818/315.12, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.916/249.81, Was #8
Stewart kept it hooked up and to go to the number four spot. Tony Stewart's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.995/289.14 mph.
Baldwin was straight down the groove with a good clean pass. Krista Baldwin's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.069/286.50 mph.
Left Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.756/324.51, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.806/322.19, Was #7
Right Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.842/284.69, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.818/294.88, Was #9
Hart kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go into 3.70's Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.150, 660ft-3.018/290.69 mph.
Palmer with another good clean pass, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Gary Pritchett Runs 3.752/329.26, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.750/329.91, Was #6
Right Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.712/330.96, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.724/329.34, Was #3
Pritchett with another great pass, he will not improve. Gary Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.142, 660ft-3.021/291.01 mph.
torrence launched hard and was on a great pass, but dropped a cylinder on the top end. He still goes to the number one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-2.987/295.14 mph. Torrence only has one chut and is on the brakes hard. The car is bouncing, but he makes the turn.
Left Lane: Ida Zetterstrom Runs 3.756/334.32, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.738/323.89, Was #5
Right Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.682/326.71, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.712/320.36, Was #2
Zetterstrom with a good looking pass until on the top end, when the car made a move toward the wall. She stayed with it...
Reed launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go back to the number one spot. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.094, 660ft-2.951/295.08 mph.
Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.694/331.77, Now #3; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.690/334.40, Now #2; No Prior Run
this was the pair in the waterbox when it started raining yesterday.
This is a great side-by-side drag race.
Schumacher kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.970/295.98 mph. this is his quickest pass this season.
Force launched hard and kept it hooked to go to the number two spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.110, 660ft-2.971/296.05 mph.
Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 10.586/81.95, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.712/333.25, Now #4; No Prior Run
Millican with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.
Torrence is straight down the groove, it appeared he dropped a cylinder. He still goes to the number four spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.986/291.95 mph.
Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.688/336.49, Now #2; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 9.738/83.54, Now #15; No Prior Run
Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.115, 660ft-2.971/297.22 mph.
Langdon shook and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.725/318.09, Now #9; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.711/328.86, Now #5; No Prior Run
Brown is straight down the groove. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.109, 660ft-2.975/289.57 mph.
Ashley kept it hooked up to go to the number five spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-2.984/294.95 mph.
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