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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from round
1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the
IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts listing lane, driver name, elapsed
time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Grant Flowers No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: Mitch King Runs 11.153/75.15, Now #1
As the sun sets on "The Rock" we have
the Night of Fire. Flowers broke on the
burnout and could not get it into reverse and drove it on through
the quarter mile.
King blistered the tires as soon as he hit the throttle and then
raw fuel just
poured out of the headers.
Left Lane: Donald Reed Runs 11.041/66.72, Now #1
Right Lane: Steve Smith Runs 13.065/47.80, Now #3
Smith is dropping cylinders as soon as he hits the
throttle and lifts. Reed made it
to about 100 feet before he started smoking the hides.
Left Lane: Paul Romine Runs 5.372/193.46, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.322/252.47, Now #1
Both cars get it off the line and then start to
lose traction, and then pedal it and
get it down the track.
Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.979/278.75, Now #1
Right Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 14.141/68.31, Now #7
Millican and Kloeber shows us why they have the
big number one on the wing as they
are able to negotiate this tricky track to take the number one
spot. Litton is up
in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle.
That wraps up round one of qualifying.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 1
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after
one round of qualifying in
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 1 TFD Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 4.979 278.75 278.75
2 888 TFD Jim Head, Columbus OH, Davis-Rodeck 5.322 252.47 252.47
3 337 TFD Paul Romine, Indianapolis IN, Spitzer- 5.372 193.46 193.46
4 777 TFD Donald Reed, Kokomo IN, McKinney-McGee 11.041 66.72 66.72
5 703 TFD Mitch King, Galveston TX, Hadman-KB 11.153 75.15 75.15
6 271 TFD Steve Smith, Princeton NC, Jeffers-TFX 13.065 47.80 47.80
7 345 TFD Bruce Litton, Indianapolis IN, Agan-TFX14.141 68.31 68.31
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 2
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from round
2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the
Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring
Nationals presented by
Advance Auto Parts 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: Louie Allison Runs 9.473/96.98, Now #5; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Roger Dean Runs 5.404/214.11, Now #4; No Prior Run
Louie Allison with a lot of tire chatter right off
the starting line and then smokes
the tires before he clicks it off. Roger Dean made it to
about half track before he
lost traction and had to shut it off early.
Left Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 4.976/277.83, Now #1;
Best prior run: 14.141/68.31, Was #16
Right Lane: Grant Flowers Runs 11.349/71.41, Now #10; No Prior Run
Litton launched hard and was on a pretty good pass
until half track and then he
started dropping cylinders. Flowers was up in smoke right
off the starting line.
Left Lane: Steve Smith Runs 15.798/36.38, Now #17;
Best prior run: 13.065/47.80, Was #17
Right Lane: Paul Romine Runs 11.831/87.63, Now #4;
Best prior run: 5.372/193.46, Was #4
Smith with a big fireball right off the starting
line and he coast to a stop just
past the finish line. Romine with instant tire smoke.
Johnny West is with the Paul
Romine crew this weekend.
Left Lane: Mitch King Runs 9.983/77.33, Now #7;
Best prior run: 11.153/75.15, Was #5
Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 15.613/65.09, Now #2;
Best prior run: 4.979/278.75, Was #1
Millican is up in smoke as soon as he hits the
throttle, very uncharacteristic for
this team. King with a big fireball right off the starting
line and he lifts and
then stomps the throttle again with another big fireball. He
oils the track all the
way through the quarter mile the whole width of his lane.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 10.212/76.48, Now #3;
Best prior run: 5.322/252.47, Was #2
Head chattered the tires right off the starting
line pedaled it one time and began
to lose traction again. He then clicked it off and coasted
on through the quarter
mile.
Left Lane: John Sipple Runs 5.460/259.76, Now #6; No Prior Run
Sipple with his first attempt at qualifying after
finishing his licensing process
yesterday. He is black tracking it all the way down the
quarter mile, but gets it
into the show.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 2
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2
rounds of qualifying in
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 345 TFD Bruce Litton, Indianapolis IN, Agan-TFX 4.976 277.83 277.83
2 1 TFD Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 4.979 278.75 278.75
3 888 TFD Jim Head, Columbus OH, Davis-Rodeck 5.322 252.47 252.47
4 337 TFD Paul Romine, Indianapolis IN, Spitzer- 5.372 193.46 193.46
5 42 TFD Roger Dean, Webster Springs WV, McKinn 5.404 214.11 214.11
6 301 TFD Louie Allison, Denver CO, Swindahl-TFX 9.473 96.98 96.98
7 703 TFD Mitch King, Galveston TX, Hadman-KB 9.983 77.33 77.33
8 777 TFD Donald Reed, Kokomo IN, McKinney-McGee 11.041 66.72 66.72
------------ Not Qualified ------------
9 818 TFD Grant Flowers, Holden MA, Hadman-KB 11.349 71.41 71.41
10 271 TFD Steve Smith, Princeton NC, Jeffers-TFX 13.065 47.80 47.80
11 102 TFD John Sipple, Berea KY, McKinney-Hemi DQ
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 3
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from
final, round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring
Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts 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: Donald Reed Runs 7.055/154.51, Now #6;
Best prior run: 11.041/66.72, Was #8
Right Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 4.877/281.60, Now #1;
Best prior run: 4.976/277.83, Was #1
Litton launched hard with the header flames
shooting way over the big rear wing and
he blast on through the quarter mile to improve on his number one
spot. Reed
dropped a bunch of cylinders right off the starting line and he
lifted and then got
back on the throttle only to go back up in smoke. He will
now just have wait and
watch to see if he can hold on.
Left Lane: Grant Flowers Runs 8.048/193.71, Now #7;
Best prior run: 11.349/71.41, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Smith No Time, Now #11;
Best prior run: 13.065/47.80, Was #11
Smith has a fuel line come off as he is getting
prepared to make his burnout and
they shut him off. Flowers had trouble getting the engine to
turn over and so they
had to back the cylinders back off and restart it. Flowers
lost traction right off
the starting line and he pedaled it once then was up in smoke
again. He was on and
off the throttle at least three more times and manages to get it
in the show for
now.
Left Lane: Paul Romine No Time, Now #4;
Best prior run: 5.372/193.46, Was #4
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.296/193.77, Now #3;
Best prior run: 5.322/252.47, Was #3
Romine with a great looking pass with the header
flames lighting up the night sky,
the only problem is he left before the tree was activate and
probably wasted the
quickest pass of the weekend. Head dropped the cylinders
early in the run and never
got them to pick up, but will move into the top half of the show.
Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.861/219.26, Now #1;
Best prior run: 4.979/278.75, Was #2
Right Lane: Louie Allison Runs 5.158/241.28, Now #3;
Best prior run: 9.473/96.98, Was #8
Millican launched hard and was on a great looking
pass until just before 1000 feet
when it pitched off that unique Goodyear blower belt. Millican's
incrementals: 60ft-0.824 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.074/267.37mph,
1,000ft-3.931
Allison is able to get it down the track with a conservative
looking pass and into
the top half of the show.
Left Lane: Roger Dean Runs 5.695/211.69, Now #6;
Best prior run: 5.404/214.11, Was #6
Right Lane: Mitch King Runs 8.943/120.10, Now #9;
Best prior run: 9.983/77.33, Was #9
Dean was able to get it down the track, but will
not improve. King fireballed the
engine right off the starting line, but kept his foot in it all
the way through the
quarter mile as the car was engulfed in flames. We have oil
all the way down the
track.
Left Lane: John Sipple Runs 18.036/58.31, Now #12; No Prior Run
Sipple pretty much repeats King's act with a
fireball right off the starting line.
He pedaled it and then kept his foot in it all the way through the
quarter mile
trailing fire and oil. That wraps up Top Fuel qualifying.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 3
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order
after 3 rounds of qualifying in
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 1 TFD Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 4.861 219.26 278.75
2 345 TFD Bruce Litton, Indianapolis IN, Agan-TFX 4.877 281.60 281.60
3 301 TFD Louie Allison, Denver CO, Swindahl-TFX 5.158 241.28 241.28
4 888 TFD Jim Head, Columbus OH, Davis-Rodeck 5.296 193.77 252.47
5 337 TFD Paul Romine, Indianapolis IN, Spitzer- 5.372 193.46 193.46
6 42 TFD Roger Dean, Webster Springs WV, McKinn 5.404 214.11 214.11
7 777 TFD Donald Reed, Kokomo IN, McKinney-McGee 7.055 154.51 154.51
8 818 TFD Grant Flowers, Holden MA, Hadman-KB 8.048 193.71 193.71
------------ Not Qualified ------------
9 703 TFD Mitch King, Galveston TX, Hadman-KB 8.943 120.10 120.10
10 271 TFD Steve Smith, Princeton NC, Jeffers-TFX 13.065 47.80 47.80
11 102 TFD John Sipple, Berea KY, McKinney-Hemi DQ
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top
Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Paul Romine (CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster) 0.500 5.095 261.42
(L) Jim Head (Dragster) 0.498 8.673 89.37
They left almost at the same time and then Head blistered the tires around 150
feet off the starting line. Romine with the soft set up, but took the win
light.
(L) Louie Allison (Vista Foods Dragster) 0.000(R) (DQ)
(L) Roger Dean (Rupert Oil Dragster) 0.000(R) (Broke)
Dean is unable to make the call and then Allison does not wait and take the
tree, so he is disqualified. No winner in this race.
(W) Bruce Litton (WIX Filters Dragster) 0.508 4.933 293.41
(L) Donald Reed (Dragster) 0.365(R) 9.195 80.64
Reed turned on the red light and Litton takes advantage with another great
looking pass. This win will put Litton into the final as he has a bye in the
semi-finals. Reed has trouble with his engine shutting off after he made the turn
on the top end and there was a lot of smoke bellowing from the top end.
(W) Clay Millican (Werner Dragster) 0.484 5.005 214.76
(L) Grant Flowers (Dragster) 0.669 11.421 74.10
Flowers was way late on the tree and then blistered the tires. Millican's
engine going silent on the top end again today. I was informed this morning it was
not the blower belt last night it was the blower drive shaft that broke. When that
happened it sent the blower belt into the cock pit beating up Millican, the result
was a real sore shoulder. Millican will have lane choice over Romine in the
semi-finals.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top
Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Bruce Litton (WIX Filters Dragster) 0.507 4.882 284.75
was unopposed
Litton with the freebie here because Allison did not take the light in the
previous round, apparently Louie usually purges the clutch twice, but only did it
once and then could not hold the car as he went to stage it. Litton with a picture
perfect pass here straight down Broadway.
(W) Clay Millican (Werner Dragster) 0.516 4.714 303.78
(L) Paul Romine (CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster) 0.484 5.132 268.12
Romine with the starting line advantage, but Millican had the difference made
up right off the starting line as he blasted on through the 1320. Millican was
black tracking all the way down the quarter mile and was real loose around 1000
feet. Millican with lane choice in the final.
Sunday
Results for Final Round
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in
Top Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Clay Millican (Werner Dragster) 0.523 4.794 294.63
(L) Bruce Litton (WIX Filters Dragster) 0.500 4.849 304.19
Millican has an overall winning percentage of .791 against all competitors,
and the only one he has a losing record against is Litton. Litton with the starting
line advantage, but Millican has the difference made up by 100 feet and then just
drove away. Millican got real loose around 900 feet and was black tracking through
the finish line. Litton set Top Speed of the event in a losing effort. This is
Millican's tenth career national event win in 12 final rounds.
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