Fri, 10 Oct 2025, 23:09 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th 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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Left Lane: Ida Zetterstrom Runs 3.788/326.70, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.140/100.60, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,920 feet.

Zetterstrom launched hard and kept it hooked up to get off the bump spot. She goes to the number three spot. Ida Zetterstrom's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.050/290.17 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.684/338.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.722/157.87, Was #16
Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 3.740/330.79, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.117/221.50, Was #13

Langdon launched hard an kept it hooked up to get off the bump spot. He has a big top end speed, he set the track speed record. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.110, 660ft-2.969/296.42 mph.

Hart with a good looking pass to go to the number two spot. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.010/294.04 mph.

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Left Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 7.666/88.22, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.412/188.30, Was #16
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.745/335.50, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.881/280.36, Was #12

Ferre lost traction early and clicked it off.

Schumacher was straight down the groove and hooked up to go to the number three spot. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.020/292.26 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.701/338.37, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.980/240.28, Was #14
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.703/340.57, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.874/329.79, Was #12

This is a great side-by-side drag race.

Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-2.983/294.83 mph.

Force was straight down the groove and hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. She has a big top end speed over 340 mph to set the track speed record. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-2.988/295.33 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.737/333.63, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.903/268.80, Was #14
Right Lane: Jasmine Salinas Runs 3.760/332.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.852/325.40, Was #13

Millican kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.010/293.39 mph.

Salinas is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Jasmine Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.031/291.38 mph.

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Left Lane: Doug Foley Runs 3.922/239.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.826/321.41, Was #14
Right Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 3.724/331.86, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.817/11.79, Was #12

Foley with a good pass early then starts to drift out of the groove over by the starting line and clicked it off early.

Stewart launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Tony Stewart's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-2.993/293.52 mph.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.695/336.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.825/330.25, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.709/332.59, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.810/328.66, Was #12

Brown launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.974/294.73 mph.

Torrence is straight down the groove to go to the number five spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-2.982/294.79 mph.

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Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.685/333.56, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.774/328.76, Was #12
Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 3.688/338.02, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.766/335.87, Was #11

Reed kept the candles lit all the way down the track to go to the number two spot. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.101, 660ft-2.961/295.08 mph.

Ashley kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.972/297.68 mph.