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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 474 Billy Torrence 358 Richie Crampton E1 0.072 3.726 326.95 ****WINNER**** 0.069 3.683 326.79 Qualified: #9 3.771 319.82 #8 3.749 294.88Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 1,505 feet, track temperature 82 degrees. Richie Crampton won TF here in 2015. Billy Torrence last race was Pomona 2 of 2015. Torrence and Crampton have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Crampton with a few ticks advantage on the tree and never trailed as he runs his career quickest pass for the win. Richie Crampton's MOV: 0.0462 seconds (approximately 22 feet). Torrence with a great pass as he tied his career quickest pass
in the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 25 Clay Millican 5 Shawn Langdon E1 0.054 8.830 83.31 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.993 219.54 Qualified: #10 3.773 321.42 #7 3.748 320.13Shawn Langdon has two runner-up finishes at Dallas. Millican with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.. Langdon was on a good pass until on the top end when it started to haze the tires and drop
some cylinders.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Brittany Force 21 Terry McMillen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.085 3.708 327.27 0.062 3.754 317.57
Qualified: #5 3.747 282.95 #12 3.813 311.85
Force is 14 - 1 against McMillen in prior events. McMillen with the starting line advantage, but Force had the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Force with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She runs the fastest pass of the weekend. McMillen
with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 256 Blake Alexander 3 Steve Torrence E1 0.074 4.110 217.28 ****WINNER**** 0.083 3.683 327.59 Qualified: #16 3.842 313.88 #1 3.682 327.51Steve Torrence starts from the No. 1 spot for the 16th time in his career and the third time this year. In 30 years at this event the No. 1 TF driver has won the race six times. Steve Torrence has been runner-up here in each of the last two years. Blake Alexander is making his 26th start and his 3rd this year. Torrence is 1 - 0 against Alexander in prior events. Alexander with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has the difference made up by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Torrence with a great pass as he is just a tick off his No. 1 qualifying time and runs the fastest pass of the weekend. He tied Crampton's E.T., but will get lane choice based on his faster speed. Alexander clicked it off early. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 121 Terry Haddock 8 Tony Schumacher E1 ****WINNER**** 0.150 4.043 285.95 0.099 4.559 220.08 Qualified: #15 3.841 309.42 #2 3.692 327.66Tony Schumacher has been to the final round seven times in Dallas and has won six of those races. Tony is 9-1 against Terry Haddock and 8 of those wins have come in the first round. Schumacher with the starting line advantage, but then started smoking the tires early and pedaled it, but can't get it to hook up. Haddock drives by and was on a good pass until in the lights
when the car started to mix up cylinders. Haddock gets the win, but he will give up lane choice
Langdon in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 614 Shawn Reed 1 Antron Brown E1 0.085 3.894 271.24 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.721 325.69 Qualified: #14 3.816 324.67 #3 3.696 329.91Antron Brown is the defending event champion. He also won here in 2012. Brown is 1 - 0 against Reed in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Reed slowed on the top end. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 448 Kebin Kinsley 2 Doug Kalitta E1 0.122 10.303 69.81 ****WINNER**** 0.070 3.867 262.28 Qualified: #13 3.814 318.32 #4 3.704 330.07Doug Kalitta won here in 2002 and 2013. Kebin Kinsley was runner-up at the last race he attended, the U.S. Nationals. Kalitta is 1 - 0 against Kinsley in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Kalitta was on a good pass until right in the lights when the let go with a quick flash of flames. He holds on for the win. He will give up lane choice to Force in the next round. Kinsley pulled the front end right at the hit and had
the car completely sideways before he clicked it off. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5050 Scott Palmer 777 Leah Pritchett E1 0.065 3.795 313.22 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.724 324.05 Qualified: #11 3.778 323.43 #6 3.748 323.12Leah Pritchett set top speed in St. Louis and that was the first time in her career that she had the fastest car in the TF class. Pritchett is 5 - 0 against Palmer in prior events. Palmer with a slight starting line advantage, but Pritchett has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. She runs her quickest pass of the weekend, but will give up lane choice to Brown in the next round.. Palmer with a good clean
pass in the losing effort.
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