Sat, Oct 24, 05:21 PM ENNIS - Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session # 3

By Rick Green New National ET Record

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the 13th annual NHRA Revell Nationals, 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: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.691/313.91 Now #11, (Best prior run: 4.724/306.64 Was #13)
Right Lane: Connie Kalitta Runs 4.671/312.60 Now #10, (Best prior run: 4.709/308.85 Was #11)

11:37 AM We start this round with Parks sitting on the bump with a 4.780. Two more cars jumps into the 4.60 zone with a couple good clean passes.

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Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.590/309.49 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 4.635/277.60 Was # 7)
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.678/305.60 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 4.640/316.01 Was # 8)

McClenathan carries the front wheels for a good 200 feet, and sits them back down and motors on through to break into the 4.50s.

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Left Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 4.655/308.43 Now #10, (Best prior run: 6.411/127.38 Was #19)
Right Lane: Joe Amato Runs 13.450/ 76.42 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 4.605/318.13 Was # 5)

Amato is up in smoke immediately while Sarver keeps all of the cylinders lit and gets the power to the track to make the show. That bumps Parks and puts Lampus on the bubble.

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Left Lane: Terry Mullins Runs 4.733/299.30 Now #15, (Best prior run: 5.100/250.41 Was #19)
Right Lane: Shelly Anderson Runs 12.088/ 70.69 Now #20, (Best prior run: 11.177/ 68.40 Was #20)

Mullins launches hard and marches right into the field, bumping out Lampus, and putting Head on the bubble with a 4.744. Anderson is up in smoke 100 feet off the starting line.

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Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 4.605/315.67 Now # 3, (Best prior run: 4.586/311.31 Was # 3)
Right Lane: Cristen Powell Runs 4.685/278.81 Now #12, (Best prior run: 4.698/295.46 Was #13)

Both cars leave with their front wheels hiked in the air, and then motor on through the quarter-mile. No help for Dixon, and Powell moves up a spot.

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Left Lane: Randy Parks Runs 4.728/307.16 Now #15, (Best prior run: 4.780/304.15 Was #18)
Right Lane: Mike Dunn Runs 9.527/ 90.78 Now # 9, (Best prior run: 4.644/309.70 Was # 9)

Parks gets himself back into the show with this shot as we are getting closer to the quickest field in Top Fuel history. Dunn launches hard and then loses traction around 100 feet and lifts.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 5.350/177.86 Now # 6, (Best prior run: 4.622/314.57 Was # 6)
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.640/314.46 Now # 9, (Best prior run: 4.744/309.38 Was #17)

Parks is back on the bump as we are two cars away from having the first 4.60's bump. Kalitta has trouble right off the starting line and clicks it off.

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Right Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.525/319.37 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 4.538/303.84 Was # 1)

Scelzi launches hard and straight down broadway and into the record book with a new National ET record. This was picture perfect pass.

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Right Lane: Kenny Bernstein Runs 4.564/320.51 Now # 2, (Best prior run: 4.585/319.71 Was # 2)

The King of Speed shows us why he has that title. Another great pass down the right lane.

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Right Lane: Eddie Hill Runs 4.703/286.89 Now # 7, (Best prior run: 4.626/309.06 Was # 7)

Hill with a strong pass until around 1000 feet and then there was a little puff of smoke as something went away. That is it for Top Fuel the bump is Parks with a 4.728 and Scelzi holds on to the top spot with a new national record.