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NHRA Springnationals

NHRA Springnationals

  • Apr 21-23, 2017
  • Houston Raceway Park
  • 2525 South FM 565 Baytown, TX 77523

Detailed Results

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Troy Buff WIN 497 16 .159 .844 2.134 3.032 283.01 3.810 289.01 -- --
Right -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,483 feet, track temperature 116 degrees. Buff launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number nine spot. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.032/283.01 mph.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Terry Haddock 121 15 .172 .869 2.217 3.176 263.82 3.980 301.74 -- --
Right Terry McMillen WIN 21 13 .084 .862 2.203 3.125 276.58 3.891 316.97 .1776 --

Haddock is straight down the groove with a nice clean pass to move up the ladder one spot. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.217, 660ft-3.176/263.82 mph. McMillen with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.203, 660ft-3.125/276.58 mph.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Troy Coughlin Jr WIN 301 15 .079 .839 2.181 3.100 278.00 3.862 316.82 .0383 --
Right Shawn Reed 614 12 .087 .870 2.209 3.119 276.92 3.892 311.99 -- --

Coughlin Jr. had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder three spots. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.100/278.00 mph. Reed with another good pass, he will not improveand gets bumped back one spot by Coughlin Jr.. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.209, 660ft-3.119/276.92 mph.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Scott Palmer WIN 5050 11 .092 .839 2.156 3.059 282.07 3.867 271.24 .3714 --
Right Shawn Langdon 5 10 .045 .840 2.128 3.126 221.74 4.285 188.10 -- --

Palmer with another good pass, he slowed on the top end, not sure if he may have pitch a blower belt. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.059/282.07 mph. Langdon started to haze the tire just before the 1/8 mile make and clicked it off.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Bob Vandergriff 12 7 .097 .848 2.242 3.848 124.64 6.428 72.26 -- --
Right Tony Schumacher WIN 8 8 .097 .849 2.162 3.036 290.57 3.783 316.67 2.6454 --

Vandergriff started to lose traction around 330 feet and then the engine let go with a huge fireball. The word from the Safety Safari is there is oil. Schumacher launched hard and kept it hooked up and to make his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number eight spot. Schumacher with the quickest pass of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.036/290.57 mph.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Steve Torrence WIN 3 6 .067 .832 2.121 2.999 287.78 3.743 321.19 .0857 --
Right Brittany Force 6 4 .087 .852 2.170 3.059 285.65 3.808 323.27 -- --

This is a good looking side-by-side drag race...torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the number four spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.999/287.78 mph. Force with another good clean pass, but will not improve and stays in the number five spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.059/285.65 mph.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Leah Pritchett WIN 777 6 .079 .857 2.175 3.061 287.11 3.807 322.42 .9051 --
Right Antron Brown 1 2 .047 .841 2.116 3.304 178.35 4.744 152.33 -- --

Pritchett with another good looking pass, straight down the groove with the the third quickest of the session. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.061/287.11 mph. Brown starts to haze the tires by 300 feet and clicks it off.

LaneDriverCar No.Q. Pos.RT60 FT330 FT660 FT660 MPHETMPHMOVFirst
Left Doug Kalitta WIN 2 3 -.048 .839 2.160 3.472 161.34 5.056 138.83 .7077 --
Right Clay Millican 25 1 .090 .847 2.210 3.732 138.24 5.625 113.09 -- --

Kalitta starts to haze the tires and clicks it off. Millican is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Millican holds on to the number one spot for the first time this season and the first time here in Houston. This is the sixth time he has qualified number one in his career.

Laneleftright
Driver Troy Buff W --
Car #497--
Q. Pos.16--
RT.159--
60 FT.844--
330 FT2.134--
660 FT3.032--
660 MPH283.01--
ET 3.810 --
MPH 289.01 --
MOV -- W --
First -- --

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,483 feet, track temperature 116 degrees. Buff launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number nine spot. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.032/283.01 mph.

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Driver Terry Haddock Terry McMillen W
Car #12121
Q. Pos.1513
RT.172.084
60 FT.869.862
330 FT2.2172.203
660 FT3.1763.125
660 MPH263.82276.58
ET 3.980 3.891
MPH 301.74 316.97
MOV -- .1776
First -- --

Haddock is straight down the groove with a nice clean pass to move up the ladder one spot. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.217, 660ft-3.176/263.82 mph. McMillen with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.203, 660ft-3.125/276.58 mph.

Laneleftright
Driver Troy Coughlin Jr W Shawn Reed
Car #301614
Q. Pos.1512
RT.079.087
60 FT.839.870
330 FT2.1812.209
660 FT3.1003.119
660 MPH278.00276.92
ET 3.862 3.892
MPH 316.82 311.99
MOV .0383 --
First -- --

Coughlin Jr. had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder three spots. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.100/278.00 mph. Reed with another good pass, he will not improveand gets bumped back one spot by Coughlin Jr.. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.209, 660ft-3.119/276.92 mph.

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Driver Scott Palmer W Shawn Langdon
Car #50505
Q. Pos.1110
RT.092.045
60 FT.839.840
330 FT2.1562.128
660 FT3.0593.126
660 MPH282.07221.74
ET 3.867 4.285
MPH 271.24 188.10
MOV .3714 --
First -- --

Palmer with another good pass, he slowed on the top end, not sure if he may have pitch a blower belt. Scott Palmer's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.059/282.07 mph. Langdon started to haze the tire just before the 1/8 mile make and clicked it off.

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Driver Bob Vandergriff Tony Schumacher W
Car #128
Q. Pos.78
RT.097.097
60 FT.848.849
330 FT2.2422.162
660 FT3.8483.036
660 MPH124.64290.57
ET 6.428 3.783
MPH 72.26 316.67
MOV -- 2.6454
First -- --

Vandergriff started to lose traction around 330 feet and then the engine let go with a huge fireball. The word from the Safety Safari is there is oil. Schumacher launched hard and kept it hooked up and to make his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number eight spot. Schumacher with the quickest pass of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.036/290.57 mph.

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Driver Steve Torrence W Brittany Force
Car #36
Q. Pos.64
RT.067.087
60 FT.832.852
330 FT2.1212.170
660 FT2.9993.059
660 MPH287.78285.65
ET 3.743 3.808
MPH 321.19 323.27
MOV .0857 --
First -- --

This is a good looking side-by-side drag race...torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the number four spot. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.999/287.78 mph. Force with another good clean pass, but will not improve and stays in the number five spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.059/285.65 mph.

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Driver Leah Pritchett W Antron Brown
Car #7771
Q. Pos.62
RT.079.047
60 FT.857.841
330 FT2.1752.116
660 FT3.0613.304
660 MPH287.11178.35
ET 3.807 4.744
MPH 322.42 152.33
MOV .9051 --
First -- --

Pritchett with another good looking pass, straight down the groove with the the third quickest of the session. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.061/287.11 mph. Brown starts to haze the tires by 300 feet and clicks it off.

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Driver Doug Kalitta W Clay Millican
Car #225
Q. Pos.31
RT-.048.090
60 FT.839.847
330 FT2.1602.210
660 FT3.4723.732
660 MPH161.34138.24
ET 5.056 5.625
MPH 138.83 113.09
MOV .7077 --
First -- --

Kalitta starts to haze the tires and clicks it off. Millican is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Millican holds on to the number one spot for the first time this season and the first time here in Houston. This is the sixth time he has qualified number one in his career.