Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 12:31 PM
Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations
|
|
By Rick Green
|
ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Richie Crampton 5 Doug Kalitta
E1 0.082 4.815 166.31 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.715 325.30
Qualified: #8 3.741 315.64 #9 3.745 321.04
Doug Kalitta won here in 2002 & 2013. Richie Crampton is the defending event champion. In the
29 years of this race only two Top Fuel drivers have won in back-to-back years.
Crampton and Kalitta have each won 5 times against the other in prior events.
Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Crampton lost traction early.
Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Brittany Force 21 Terry McMillen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.081 3.721 325.69 0.087 3.919 307.16
Qualified: #5 3.727 322.50 #12 3.835 309.84
Brittany Force enters the day with an overall record of 85 - 86 in her Top Fuel career. Force
is 9 - 1 against McMillen in prior events. Force with the starting line advantage and never
trailed for the win. force with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. McMillen dropped a
cylinder early and never got it to clean up.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Tony Schumacher 448 Kebin Kinsley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.077 3.720 327.11 0.052 3.963 249.12
Qualified: #3 3.705 326.71 #14 3.921 311.85
Tony Schumacher has won this race 6 times and that is the most for any Top Fuel driver. He won
his first race here in 1999..
Schumacher is 1 - 0 against Kinsley in prior events. Kinsley with the starting line advantage, but
Schumacher had the difference made up y the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed
from there on for the win, Kinsley with a good pass until on the top end when it started mixing up
cylinders.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Antron Brown 323 Chris Karamesines
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.122 3.709 325.53 0.222 4.705 162.25
Qualified: #1 3.682 330.55 #16 4.213 232.31
Antron Brown's win in Reading was his 44th in Top Fuel and that is the 4th most in the dragster
class and the 8th most overall in the two fuel classes. He won this race in 2012. This is Antron's
36th time as the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel. The #1 Top Fuel qualifier hasn't won here since
2001..This is the 235th Top fuel race for Chris Karamesines. Brown with the starting line
advantage and never trailed for the win with the quickest pass of race day. He will have lane
choice in the next round over Kalitta. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.822 sec.,
330ft-2.102, 660ft-2.971/295.46 mph. Karamesines started mixing up cylinders and finally clicked
it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
777 Leah Pritchett 5050 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 3.955 232.55 0.108 3.967 307.44
Qualified: #2 3.698 327.43 #15 3.929 311.41
This is the first time Pritchett and Palmer have faced each other in eliminations. Pritchett
with the starting line advantage and was trucking on down the track until just past half track when
it banged and popped. She coast across the finish line for the win. Leah Pritchett's MOV: 0.0613
seconds (approximately 28 feet). Palmer was straight down the groove, but couldn't chase her
down.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Shawn Langdon 91 Larry Dixon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.057 3.725 327.98 0.068 3.786 319.60
Qualified: #6 3.729 324.44 #11 3.767 320.81
Dixon is 11 - 8 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win. Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will
give up lane choice to Schumacher by 0.005 seconds in the next round. Dixon with a good clean pass
in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
497 Troy Buff 373 J.R. Todd
E1 0.086 3.849 313.58 ****WINNER**** 0.077 3.723 324.36
Qualified: #13 3.911 302.48 #4 3.723 309.27
J.R. Todd won this race in 2008. Todd is 4 - 2 against Buff in prior events. Todd with the
starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He matches his qualifying time for the win.
He will give up lane choice to Force by 0.002 seconds in the next round. Buff with real nice pass,
his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Steve Torrence 25 Clay Millican
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 3.713 327.43 0.077 6.269 100.24
Qualified: #7 3.737 327.43 #10 3.746 321.04
Millican is 7 - 3 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence with a slight starting line
advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence with his quickest pass of the weekend, he will
have lane choice over Pritchett in the next round. Millican was up in smoke around 330 feet and
clicked it off.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Super Street Round 1 Eliminations
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Super Comp Round 1 Eliminations
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Stock Round 1 Eliminations
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster Eliminations Ladder
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster Final Qualifying, Session #2 Order
Oct 16- DALLAS - Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying, Session #2 Order
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car Eliminations Ladder
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car Final Qualifying, Session #2 Order
Oct 16- DALLAS - Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2
Oct 16- DALLAS - Top Sportsman Round 1 Winners
