Sun, 01 May 2016, 16:43 PM
Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual
SpringNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Doug Kalitta 777 Leah Pritchett
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.089 3.755 322.11 0.062 4.639 187.08
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Kinsley ) 0.063 4.309 200.80 (S Langdon ) 0.062 3.745 329.18
E1 (T Haddock ) 0.086 3.763 325.69 (C Millican ) 0.057 3.817 325.37
Qualified: #2 3.743 324.36 #14 6.305 104.22
Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 29.77
inches, adjusted altitude 2,488 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.Kalitta is 5 - 1 against
Pritchett in prior events. Pritchett with the starting line advantage, but she is dropping
cylinders right from the hit and then has a flash of flames. Kalitta launched hard and was
straight down the groove with a real nice pass to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Steve Torrence 1 Antron Brown
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.072 3.730 327.03 0.046 3.769 309.34
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Schumacher) 0.069 3.742 328.30 (S Palmer ) 0.057 3.780 321.27
E1 (R Passey ) 0.094 3.764 327.27 (J Todd ) 0.069 3.823 313.66
Qualified: #1 3.724 329.42 #5 3.753 321.58
Brown is 16 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and
the lead until around 800 feet when Torrence was able to chase him down and take the win. Steve
Torrence's MOV: 0.0137 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Torrence with the quickest pass of race day
for the win. Torrence will have lane choice over Kalitta in the final. Brown was on a good
looking pass until right in the lights when there was a bang and pop...
Timing data courtesy of
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