NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 1,229 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. Reed launched hard and was straight down the groove with a good clean pass. He will stay in the number 10 spot. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.194, 660ft-3.112/276.75 mph. Smith's engine let go right at the hit with a big fireball. He coast down the track, and the word from the Safety Safari is there is oil. Smax Smith was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

Karamesines with a good looking pass until right in the lights when it banged the blower. He moves up to the number 11 spot. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.218/258.37 mph. Dakin is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicked it off.

Maier was on a great pass until on the top end when it pitched the blower belt, he still jumps up to the number 12 spot. Ike Maier's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.274, 660ft-3.248/259.31 mph. McMillen starts to lose traction just past the half track mark

Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.144, 660ft-3.015/290.94 mph. Dixon started to haze the tires around 330 feet and clicked it off.

Palmer started to haze the tires just past the 330 mark and clicked it off. Coughlin was up in smoke around 250 feet and the car was sideways has he clicked it off.

Millican is straight down the groove and then dropped a cylinder or two on the top end. He still has the second quickest pass of the session. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.078/280.95 mph. Torrence hazes the tires early and clicks it off.

Force with a real nice pass, she had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track. She makes the second quickest pass of the session. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.044/285.41 mph. After her run the Safety Safari is working on her lane on the starting line, the word from the Starting line is there is oil. Brittany Force was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points. Brown started to smoke the tires at 330 feet and clicked it off.

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up qualifying number three. Kalitta with a great pass, the third quickest pass of the session. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.133, 660ft-3.013/288.89 mph. Schumacher launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the quickest pass of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.107, 660ft-2.976/292.84 mph.