Sun, 30 Oct 2016, 16:35 PM
Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual
NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Antron Brown 875 Wayne Newby
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.050 3.771 322.11 0.094 3.896 273.11
Prior rounds:
E1 (T McMillen ) 0.055 3.765 323.89 (T Schumacher) 0.089 3.836 313.88
Qualified: #4 3.723 324.59 #12 3.817 323.12
Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.73
inches, adjusted altitude 4,767 feet. This is the first time Brown and Newby have faced each
other in eliminations. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Newby started mixing up cylinder around half track and then had a quick flash of flames and coasted
across the finish line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
25 Clay Millican 373 J.R. Todd
E2 0.088 3.727 328.38 ****WINNER**** 0.071 3.709 328.94
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Haddock ) 0.085 3.751 319.45 (S Langdon ) 0.067 3.752 324.12
Qualified: #1 3.689 327.27 #9 3.751 321.81
Todd is 8 - 6 against Millican in prior events. Todd is out of the gate first and never
trailed for the win. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0354 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Todd with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Brown in the
semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
777 Leah Pritchett 7 Brittany Force
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.081 3.816 279.21 0.089 4.303 223.65
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Reed ) 0.042 3.742 320.20 (T Tatum ) 0.050 3.772 321.58
Qualified: #2 3.700 328.70 #7 3.728 323.89
Pritchett is 5 - 2 against Force in prior events. Pritchett with the starting line advantage,
Force has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree, but then started hazing the tires around 300
feet. Force pedals it and then starts mixing up cylinders while Pritchett has the lead by 330 feet
and never trails form there on for the win. Pritchett's car slows on the top end as the car
pitches the blower belt and pulley.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Doug Kalitta 8 Steve Torrence
E2 0.055 3.739 324.75 ****WINNER**** 0.060 3.732 324.83
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Palmer ) 0.054 3.976 251.77 (R Crampton ) 0.067 3.730 327.74
Qualified: #3 3.709 324.20 #6 3.728 323.89
Kalitta is 12 - 6 against Torrence in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage
and the lead until right in the lights when Torrence chases him down for the win. Steve Torrence's
MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 16 inches). Torrence will have lane choice over Pritchett in
the semifinal. With Kalitta losing here Antron Brown wins his third Top Fuel
Championship.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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