Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 19:02 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 3 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: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.653/331.45, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.738/83.54, Was #17
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.700/331.36, Now #6; Best prior run: 10.586/81.95, Was #18
Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,583 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.
Langdon launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.822 sec., 330ft-2.074, 660ft-2.931/296.44 mph.
Millican is straight down the groove with a great pass to get in the show up to the number six spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.977/296.11 mph.
Left Lane: Scott Palmer Runs 3.858/301.47, Now #17; Best prior run: 3.818/294.88, Was #17
Palmer with a good clean pass, but will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Krista Baldwin Runs 3.801/302.28, Now #16; Best prior run: 3.818/315.12, Was #16
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.729/327.90, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.756/324.51, Was #15
Baldwin starts to get out ot the groove on the top end and clicks it off early.
Hart makes his quickest of the season to go to the number 12 spot. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.131, 660ft-2.994/291.19 mph.
Left Lane: Jasmine Salinas Runs 3.732/319.98, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.723/332.43, Was #10
Right Lane: Gary Pritchett Runs 3.769/319.67, Now #15; Best prior run: 3.750/329.91, Was #15
Salinas is straight down the groove to make another good looking pass. She will not improve. Jasmine Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.120, 660ft-2.989/291.57 mph.
Pritchett with another good looking pass.
Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.728/321.58, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.712/330.96, Was #9
Right Lane: Ida Zetterstrom Runs 3.755/325.37, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.738/323.89, Was #14
Torrence kept it hooked up with another good pass, but will not improve. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-2.991/292.01 mph.
Zetterstrom kept it hitting on all eight all the way down the groove. Ida Zetterstrom's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.021/292.84 mph.
Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.644/334.90, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.712/333.25, Was #8
Right Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 3.694/333.91, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.730/329.34, Was #13
Torrence launched hard and kept the candles lit all the way down the track. He makes the quickest pass in Top Fuel this season. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.825 sec., 330ft-2.085, 660ft-2.928/299.20 mph.
Stewart with a great pass, straight down the groove to the number six spot. Tony Stewart's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.103, 660ft-2.970/293.09 mph.
Left Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.670/332.59, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.711/328.86, Was #9
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 8.511/65.42, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.725/318.09, Was #12
Ashley kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.100, 660ft-2.948/298.40 mph.
Brown with tire smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.643/336.65, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.690/334.40, Was #6
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.725/297.75, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.694/331.77, Was #8
Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.821 sec., 330ft-2.077, 660ft-2.927/298.14 mph. She makes the quickest pass in Top Fuel this season.
Schumacher with a good looking pass early and clicked it off early.
Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.678/331.69, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.682/326.71, Was #5
Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.650/334.98, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.688/336.49, Was #6
Reed launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his career fastest pass. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.103, 660ft-2.955/296.57 mph.
Kalitta kept the candle lit and hooked up to go to the number three spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.095, 660ft-2.934/300.53 mph. He is the second person to run 300 at the 1/8th mile.
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