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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Richie Crampton 497 Troy Buff
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.074 3.794 322.73 0.057 3.815 315.56
Qualified: #4 3.727 323.66 #13 3.843 315.64
11:00 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,642 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.Crampton is 4 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Crampton has a 63% win/loss ratio in first round matchups and has won all three of his races with Buff. Buff has only a won 16.5% of round one races. Two great passes to start eliminations. Buff leaves first and makes his best run of the weekend. He manages to stay out in front until after the 660 lights, where Crampton just gets on by for not quite a two foot win. Richie Crampton's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(-0.019), 660ft(-0.013). MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 23 inches). Richie Crampton's
incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.052/286.68 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 25 Clay Millican 777 Leah Pritchett E1 ****WINNER**** 0.075 3.724 327.11 -0.054 8.865 77.39 Qualified: #5 3.727 322.58 #12 3.804 314.46Millican is 2 - 0 against Pritchett in prior events. Millican has a 44% round one win history and won the two prior encounters with Pritchett. She has a record of first round wins at 26%. Pritchett is just a little to quick at the green and goes red, after two stepping the throttle. Millican was going to be difficult to beat, as he runs a career best ET and almost his best speed too. Great start for the season. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.103, 660ft-2.986/286.92 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 21 Terry McMillen 2 Tony Schumacher E1 ****WINNER**** 0.068 3.837 314.31 0.066 3.893 299.06 Qualified: #14 3.844 313.00 #3 3.722 323.66Schumacher is 16 - 1 against McMillen in prior events. Schumacher has run over 1000 rounds in his Pro career and has won over 75% of round one races. McMillen has won over 20% of his career races, but has only defeated Schumacher once in their fourteen prior encounters. Major upset! McMillen is just two thousands behind at the green and is quickly on by. He slowly opens his lead all the way to the finish line for the win. Schumacher had a cylinder out way early and wasn't able to hold off McMillen. Terry McMillen's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0548 seconds (approximately 24 feet). Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.073/281.89 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Steve Torrence 735 Steve Faria
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.079 3.762 326.08 0.069 4.220 195.93
Qualified: #1 3.703 328.06 #16 5.135 123.88
This is the first time Torrence and Faria have faced each other in eliminations. Torrence has won over half of his first round
races to date. Faria has yet to win first round in his nine prior encounters.Faria gives it a valiant effort, but has engine issues and slows early. The body panels start to fly off the car near the finish line to boot. Torrance was second off the line, but is quickly out in front by 100 feet or so and flies on down the track on another seventy pass. Steve Torrence's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(0.023), 660ft(0.117). MOV: 0.4487 seconds (more than 100 feet). Steve
Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.024/289.01 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Doug Kalitta 5050 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.056 3.724 328.22 0.102 4.205 248.29
Qualified: #2 3.713 324.51 #15 4.089 251.44
Kalitta has won over 500 rounds in his career for a 59+% advantage. He has a 67+% round one win advantage and has won five of
the six prior races against Palmer. Palmer has a 6% win/loss ratio in round one.Palmer is late and then has the engine go bang down track. Kalitta makes another strong pass with top sped of the meet, so far, and the easy win. Doug Kalitta's incremental
times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.121, 660ft-2.991/290.88 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Brittany Force 373 J.R. Todd
E1 0.092 3.756 320.05 ****WINNER**** 0.063 3.766 325.45
Qualified: #6 3.744 320.66 #11 3.792 320.28
Force and Todd have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Force has restarted her TF program with a major change
to Alan Johnson power and tuning. She has won about 44% of her prior races and almost 50% of round one encounters. Todd and Force
have each won a first round race against each other in the past. Todd has won half of his over two hundred races and has a 53%
advantage in round one pairings.Todd gets away first and just stays out in front, as Force's dragster slowly started to reel him in going down the track. She runs out of race track and he will get the close hole shot win. Todd's engine goes BANG big time just as he lifts and the sweepers are rolling. J.R. Todd's incremental margins: 60ft(0.030), 330 ft(0.023), 660ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.009/288.46 mph. 11:16 a.m. Clean up time
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Antron Brown 6 Shawn Langdon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.053 3.768 320.97 0.029 5.478 132.78
Qualified: #7 3.754 322.73 #10 3.764 320.97
11:23 a.m. Back to racing. Brown is 19 - 12 against Langdon in prior events. Brown comes into round one as the 2015 Top Fuel
Champion. He has 78% first round win advantage in Top Fuel and a career 76% in all classes. Langdon has won five of the eight prior
first round races and has a career 69% first round win advantage with 67% in Top Fuel.Langdon nails the tree with a stellar 0.029 light, but the tires go square before the 330 foot lights and are shaking and smoking. Brown Runs right on down the track without drama for the easy win. Antron Brown's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.026), 330 ft(0.226), 660ft(0.806). MOV: 1.6863 seconds (more than 100 feet). Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.129, 660ft-3.018/285.53
mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Dave Connolly 34 Morgan Lucas E1 0.055 4.698 140.18 ****WINNER**** 0.045 4.366 182.33 Qualified: #8 3.757 326.40 #9 3.759 324.20Lucas is 1 - 0 against Connolly in prior events. Connolly has won 65% of his first round races. Lucas has just under a 50% record. Two strong launches just 0.010 difference at the green. They get to just past the 330 lights and first Connolly tires start to smoke and then are quickly joined by Lucas'. The both pedal and Lucas has the momentum for the win. Morgan Lucas' incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.107). MOV: 0.3422 seconds (approximately 70 feet). Dave Connolly's
incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.277/191.00 mph. 11:31 a.m. Round two pairings, with lane choice first: Torrance vs. Lucas; Millican Vs.
Crampton; Kalitta vs. Brown; and Todd vs. McMillen.
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