Sun, 23 Feb 2014, 13:25 PM
Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
99 Khalid alBalooshi 777 Leah Pritchett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 3.778 325.14 0.056 4.416 234.00
Qualified: #9 3.787 313.80 #8 3.785 317.94
Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.79
inches, adjusted altitude 2,352 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.
This is the second time in her brief Top Fuel career (17 races) that Leah Pritchett has qualified
in the top half of the field. The other time was at this race last year.
This is the first time alBalooshi and Pritchett have faced each other in eliminations. Pritchett
with the starting line advantage and then smokes the tires by 300 feet, she had set career best
E.T. runs the last three passes. alBalooshilaunched hard and keep it hooked up to make his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
44 David Grubnic 745 Brittany Force
E1 0.093 3.826 320.13 ****WINNER**** 0.091 3.821 316.97
Qualified: #7 3.777 320.28 #10 3.813 321.04
Grubnic and Force have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. They leave together
with Force having the slight edge on the starting line and never trailed for the win. This was a
close race all the way down the track. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 4
feet). Force has had a very consistent car all weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Tony Schumacher 21 Terry McMillen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.098 3.779 326.56 0.086 10.390 81.69
Qualified: #2 3.757 325.14 #15 4.160 225.75
Tony Schumacher is 13-0 against Terry McMillen and ten of those wins have come in round one.
Terry is the #15 qualifier and drivers from that starting spot are 5 - 24 at this event in round
one. McMillen with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke as soon as he hit the
throttle. Schumacher with a great looking pass, straight down the groove and he will have lane
choice over Force in the next round.
Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.149, 660ft-3.039/286.80 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
22 Doug Kalitta 5050 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 3.781 324.67 0.137 6.351 106.79
Qualified: #1 3.735 327.74 #16 4.165 249.49
This is Doug Kalitta's 38th #1 spot and that ties him with Cory McClenathan for fourth place on
the all-time Top Fuel list..The last time Doug was #1 at the first two races of the year was in
2003..Doug won this race in 2001.
Scott Palmer is the 16th qualifier. Drivers from that starting position have just won twice in
round one in the history of this race. They did it in the first year of the race, 1985, and the
last year of the race, 2013. Kalitta is 5 - 1 against Palmer in prior events. Kalitta with the
starting line advantage and never trailed and takes the win with a great looking pass. Palmer was
up in smoke around 150 out. Kalitta will give up lane choice to alBalooshi by 0.003 seconds in the
next round. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.828 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.036/284.21
mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
475 Steve Torrence 497 Troy Buff
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.086 3.775 325.22 0.111 17.163 28.71
Qualified: #3 3.758 321.96 #14 3.989 282.01
Torrence is 2 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Torrence was out of the gate first and never
trailed for the win. Torrence with the quickest pass of the round. Steve Torrence's incremental
times: 60ft-0.819 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-3.031/283.61 mph. Buff was up in smoke right at the
hit.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Shawn Langdon 6 Clay Millican
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.745 320.36 0.094 6.132 100.48
Qualified: #4 3.763 323.27 #13 3.847 313.15
Langdon is 7 - 5 against Millican in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage and
was on a great looking pass until right in the lights when it dropped a cylinder or two, but he
still runs the quickest pass of the day for the win. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.825
sec., 330ft-2.118, 660ft-3.001/288.77 mph. Millican starts to shake and then starts to smoke the
tires before he clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Antron Brown 358 Richie Crampton
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.071 3.825 314.83 0.083 5.067 149.48
Qualified: #5 3.768 323.27 #12 3.836 316.67
Richie Crampton will be the 100th different driver that Antron Brown has faced in his career,
including Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Antron has a winning record against 82 of those
drivers. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Crampton was up in smoke
right off the starting line. Brown will give up lane choice to Langdon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Bob Vandergriff 5 Spencer Massey
E1 0.117 6.546 90.13 ****WINNER**** 0.068 3.826 319.90
Qualified: #6 3.772 322.58 #11 3.821 313.88
This is Bob Vandergriff's 299th race. Massey is 6 - 3 against Vandergriff in prior events.
Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win as Vandergriff is up in smoke
right off the starting line. Massey will give up lane choice to Torrence in the next
round
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