GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Clay Millican powered to the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the first NHRA Mello Yello event outside of Indianapolis since February.
Millican had a 3.821-second run at 313.51 mph at Gainesville Raceway.
« That was pretty cool, » Millican said. « This is a big race and we were proud to go No. 1. We’ve had the craziest racing gremlins on the car. We’ve qualified well and haven’t raced worth a darn [at Indy]. I lost this race in the final round last year, and that one was my fault. So would I like to make up for it tomorrow? Absolutely. »
Matt Hagan topped Funny Car qualifying, Deric Kramer was the fastest in Pro Stock, and Matt Smith led the Pro Stock Motorcycle field.
Hagan had a 3.975 at 321.35 in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, Kramer ran a 6.602 at 208.78 in Chevrolet Camaro, and Smith had a 6.814 at 198.96 on an EBR.
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