Sun, 01 May 2016, 18:17 PM
Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
8 Steve Torrence 5 Doug Kalitta
E4 0.058 3.810 306.81 ****WINNER**** 0.036 3.813 280.60
Prior rounds:
E3 (A Brown ) 0.072 3.730 327.03 (L Pritchett ) 0.089 3.755 322.11
E2 (T Schumacher) 0.069 3.742 328.30 (K Kinsley ) 0.063 4.309 200.80
E1 (R Passey ) 0.094 3.764 327.27 (T Haddock ) 0.086 3.763 325.69
Qualified: #1 3.724 329.42 #2 3.743 324.36
Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 29.76
inches, adjusted altitude 2,383 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Kalitta is 10 - 4 against
Torrence in prior events and Torrence is 1 - 0 against Kalitta in prior final rounds. Kalitta with
the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Doug Kalitta's MOV:
0.0196 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Kalitta was mixing up cylinders on the top end, but held on
for the win. Torrence used up an engine with a fireball right in the lights. This is Kalitta's
first win this season and the 39th of his career.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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