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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Tony Schumacher 10 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 3.818 315.86 0.060 3.850 304.94
Qualified: #9 3.772 330.15 #8 3.768 326.48
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 27.96
inches, adjusted altitude 4,155 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.Schumacher is 13 - 2 against Palmer in prior events. This has been a tough race for the No. 8 qualifier in Top Fuel. In 17 years of this event the No. 8 driver is 3 - 14 in round one here. Good luck to Scott Palmer. Tony Schumacher's four wins are the most for any Top Fuel driver at this event. His last win came here in 2010. He has also been the runner-up three times. Palmer with a slight starting line
advantage, but starts dropping cylinder early and Schumacher has the lead by half track. He starts
dropping cylinders on the top end, but holds on for the win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0276 seconds
(approximately 12 feet). Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 256 Blake Alexander 4 Antron Brown E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 3.734 326.48 0.054 3.793 314.61 Qualified: #12 3.800 321.12 #5 3.741 322.88Alexander is 3 - 1 against Brown in prior events. Antron Brown was the 2013 winner here. Brown with the starting line advantage, but Alexander has the difference made up by the
time they go by the Christmas tree and takes the win. Blake Alexander's MOV: 0.0498 seconds
(approximately 23 feet). Alexander with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Brown
dropped a cylinder or two early... Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7129 Greg Carrillo 25 Clay Millican E1 0.058 3.912 315.42 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.744 329.58 Qualified: #16 3.939 305.98 #1 3.699 327.82Millican is 1 - 0 against Carrillo in prior events. This is the 10th time this year that Clay Millican has been No 1. He joins Tony Schumacher, Blaine Johnson and Gary Beck as the only Top Fuel drivers in history to have 10 or more No. 1 spots in a single year. In 17 years here the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel has never lost in the first round. This is the fourth pro start for Greg Carrillo. Carrillo with the starting line advantage, but Millican had the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Millican started drifting out of the groove and over by the centerline on the top end, but reeled it in for the win. Millican will have his lane choice over Schumacher in the next round. Carrillo 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 497 Troy Buff 777 Leah Pritchett E1 0.053 3.808 319.67 ****WINNER**** 0.089 3.735 327.43 Qualified: #13 3.804 308.57 #4 3.731 322.65Pritchett is 3 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Buff with a starting line advantage, but Pritchett chased him down by half track and took the win. Leah Pritchett's MOV: 0.0377 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Pritchett was just a few ticks off his qualifying time for the win. She will give up lane choice to alexander by 0.001 seconds. Buff with a good pass, just off his
qualifying time in the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7211 Mike Salinas 1 Brittany Force E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.084 3.738 330.55 Qualified: #14 3.824 280.72 #3 3.723 330.88Force is 2 - 1 against Salinas in prior events. Brittany Force was runner-up here last year. Mike Salinas is making his 33rd start. Salinas car bang after the burnout and it shut off. Force launched hard and kept it hooked up and was just off her qualifying time for the win
on the single. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 614 Shawn Reed 2 Steve Torrence E1 0.081 4.461 180.02 ****WINNER**** 0.103 3.778 326.79 Qualified: #15 3.876 295.34 #2 3.702 333.33Torrence is 4 - 1 against Reed in prior events. Steve Torrence won this race in 2016. When he won in Charlotte he became just the fourth Top Fuel driver in history to win in 10 consecutive trips to the final round. His 25 wins are tied for the ninth most in Top Fuel history (with Gary Scelzi). Steve won his in 212 races while Gary won his in 113 Top Fuel starts. Shawn Reed is making his 23rd start in Top Fuel. The No. 2 qualifier in Top Fuel is 16 - 1 in round 1 at this race. Reed with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has the difference made up by the time they goes by the Christmas tree and takes the win. Torrence with a good looking pass for the win. Reed started to haze his tires and drop cylinders before he clicked it off. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 58 Richie Crampton 3 Doug Kalitta E1 ****WINNER**** 0.071 3.797 314.02 0.058 4.219 216.06 Qualified: #11 3.799 318.39 #6 3.742 326.00Kalitta is 13 - 6 against Crampton in prior events. Doug Kalitta won this race in 2004 and 2015. This is Doug's 488th race and that is tied for ninth most in NHRA history. Kalitta with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke by 330 feet and tried to drive through it, but couldn't get it to hook up. Crampton is straight down the groove for the win. He
runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Force in the
next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 21 Terry McMillen 474 Billy Torrence E1 0.101 3.812 325.85 ****WINNER**** 0.068 3.724 329.58 Qualified: #10 3.784 326.32 #7 3.760 327.90McMillen is 2 - 1 against Torrence in prior events. Terry McMillen is the defending event champion. In 17 years here Tony Schumacher is the only To Fuel driver to win in back-to-back years. Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the race day for the win and he will have lane choice over his son Steve in the next round. McMillen slowed form his qualifying time in the losing effort.
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