Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 17:37 PM
Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th
annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
22 Doug Kalitta 4 Shawn Langdon
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.074 3.842 320.43 0.102 3.896 291.32
Prior rounds:
E3 (S Massey ) 0.072 3.853 312.42 (M Lucas ) 0.061 3.883 294.95
E2 (B Force ) 0.103 3.805 320.20 (B Vandergrif) 0.072 3.813 324.51
E1 (L Dixon ) 0.115 3.793 322.96 (T Zizzo ) 0.079 3.767 325.53
Qualified: #2 3.825 318.39 #1 3.819 321.04
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.26
inches, adjusted altitude 3,385 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.Langdon is 9 - 5 against
Kalitta in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.
Kalitta is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Langdon started to haze the tires
and then dropped cylinders...Kalitta with great looking pass.
Kalitta gets his first win since
Denver 2010. This is his 33rd career win and with the win Kalitta moves into a tie for first place
with Langdon.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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