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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 256 Blake Alexander 474 Billy Torrence E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 3.758 325.61 0.063 4.604 166.89 Qualified: #7 3.797 325.69 #10 3.809 321.04Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 3,299 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. Alexander is 1 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence with tick advantage on the tree, but is up in smoke and the bangs the blower with a quick flash of flames. Alexander is straight down the groove with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Doug Kalitta 4 Antron Brown
E1 0.067 3.830 316.82 ****WINNER**** 0.059 3.777 323.43
Qualified: #6 3.789 319.98 #11 3.810 306.60
Brown is 30 - 22 against Kalitta in prior events. Antron Brown won this race in 2012 and 2016. In 20 starts at this race Doug Kalitta has only made the final round once (2001). He is 14 - 6 in round 1 here. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0617 seconds (approximately 29 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Brittany Force 10 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.104 3.762 330.07 0.082 3.839 323.97
Qualified: #5 3.781 326.71 #12 3.820 326.08
Force is 2 - 0 against Palmer in prior events. Brittany Force is the defending event champion. In the 31 years of this event only two Top Fuel drivers have won in back-to-back years (McClenathan & Schumacher). Palmer with the starting line advantage, but Force has the difference
made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. She
runs her quickest pass of the weekend and sets top speed of the event. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 25 Clay Millican 58 Richie Crampton E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 3.744 328.54 0.060 3.784 314.83 Qualified: #1 3.726 328.54 #16 3.942 303.71Millican is 3 - 1 against Crampton in prior events. Richie Crampton was the winner here in 2015. The No. 16 qualifier in Top Fuel is 3 - 28 in the first round at this event. The last time the 16th qualifier won a round here was 2007. Crampton with the starting line advantage, but Millican has the difference made up by 60 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He runs low E.T. of race day. Crampton 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
2 Steve Torrence 7777 Bill Litton
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.089 3.764 327.43 0.104 8.518 63.50
Qualified: #2 3.743 327.82 #15 3.903 318.17
Torrence is 4 - 0 against Litton in prior events. Steve Torrence was runner-up at this race in 2016 and 2017. He won here in Top Alcohol Dragster in 2005. His 23 wins are the 10th most in the history of the Top Fuel class. Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence will give up lane choice to Alexander in the next round. Litton with a huge
fire ball right at the hit...the word is there is oil on the track and that will cost him
$2,000.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Tony Schumacher 614 Shawn Reed
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 3.747 325.69 0.072 3.900 322.34
Qualified: #3 3.745 329.58 #14 3.882 283.01
Schumacher and Reed have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Tony Schumacher's six wins here are the most for any Top Fuel driver and are tied for the most (J. Force) for any pro driver. They have identical reaction times, but it was all Schumacher from
there on for the win. Just off his qualifying E.T. and will have lane choice over Brown in the
next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 21 Terry McMillen 7211 Mike Salinas E1 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.800 321.19 0.098 3.807 324.36 Qualified: #4 3.777 324.05 #13 3.859 313.15McMillen and Salinas have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. McMillen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. This was a great drag race...Terry McMillen's MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 12 feet). He will give up lane choice to Force in the next round. Salinas 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 448 Kebin Kinsley 777 Leah Pritchett E1 0.094 4.548 172.45 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.831 324.20 Qualified: #8 3.803 317.34 #9 3.808 324.51This is the first time Kinsley and Pritchett have faced each other in eliminations. Pritchett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Pritchett will give up lane choice to Millican in the next round. Kinsley had a pop and bang right off the starting
line before he clicked it off.
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