Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 15:09 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Doug Kalitta                            4 Shawn Langdon                
E2                   0.082  5.125 146.24     ****WINNER****  0.071  3.913 292.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Dixon     ) 0.055  3.808 317.42      (T Schumacher) 0.049  3.841 313.44
 Qualified:            #16  3.995 290.63                        #8  3.806 319.29

1:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,908 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Langdon is 15 - 10 against Kalitta in prior events, 2 - 7 in round two.

Both cars were hazing the tires, but Kalitta's turned into hard tire smoke by the 330-foot marker. Langdon dropped a cylinder, but got the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                         10 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.107  7.422  58.71     ****WINNER****  0.066  4.058 264.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Zizzo     ) 0.107  3.804 326.16      (P Dakin     ) 0.073  3.853 318.99
 Qualified:             #2  3.771 323.58                        #7  3.798 319.60

This is the first time Torrence and Force have faced each other in eliminations.

There was a bright flash and a loud POP from Torrence's car before the 330-foot marker and his chutes deployed. Force was hazing the tires beyond the 660-foot marker, but won easily.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Antron Brown                          335 Dave Connolly                
E2                   0.070  3.825 317.72     ****WINNER****  0.050  3.828 323.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.045  3.796 318.17      (K alBalooshi) 0.066  3.820 324.59
 Qualified:            #12  3.868 318.69                        #4  3.793 323.58

Brown was a champion in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Connolly was an accomplished Pro Stock driver. Now both are in "the long cars" and Brown has won all four of their prior matchups. But this one is critical to Connolly - he needs to get to the final round to get into the Countdown.

Connolly had a medium-sized holeshot and a clean run, shredding the blower belt in the lights.

Dave Connolly's incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.024), 660ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0171 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.070/282.36 mph.
Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.076/279.56 mph.

Connolly will have lane choice against Langdon, with a spot in the Countdown resting on the outcome.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Morgan Lucas                          358 Richie Crampton              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.063  3.902 297.42                     0.078  3.899 302.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.061  3.787 323.89      (S Torrence  ) 0.078  4.159 205.51
 Qualified:             #6  3.795 320.13                       #14  3.892 305.15

Lucas and Crampton have each won 1 time against the other in prior events, both coming in round one matchups.

This was Lucas Oil Black versus Lucas Oil White and Black got the win light. Lucas had a small holeshot, but Crampton took it back by the 330, then Lucas took it back to the 660. Both cars were hazing the tires on the top end and there was a flash of flame from Crampton's engine in the lights.

Morgan Lucas' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0126 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.121/276.97 mph.
Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.178, 660ft-3.111/272.83 mph.

Lucas will have lane choice against Force in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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