Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 16:02 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
    1 Antron Brown                            5 Shawn Langdon                
E3                   0.060  3.716 326.71     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.702 322.88
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pritchett ) 0.054  3.687 323.74      (T Haddock   ) 0.060  5.862 105.23
E1    (S Reed      ) 0.062  3.721 325.69      (C Millican  ) 0.067  3.993 219.54
 Qualified:             #3  3.696 329.91                        #7  3.748 320.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Brown is 25 - 15 against Langdon in prior events.

They have identical reaction times and Langdon has the lead by 250 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. This was a great race...Shawn Langdon's MOV: 0.0144 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Brittany Force                          3 Steve Torrence               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.685 327.43                     0.069  3.728 323.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.095  3.719 326.56      (R Crampton  ) 0.047  3.724 302.62
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.085  3.708 327.27      (B Alexander ) 0.083  3.683 327.59
 Qualified:             #5  3.747 282.95                        #1  3.682 327.51

Torrence is 6 - 5 against Force in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage, but Force with the lead by 150 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. She will have lane choice over Langdon in the final. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0331 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Torrence was on a good looking pass until right in the lights when the engine let go with a huge fireball.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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