Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 17:03 PM
Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual
Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
373 J.R. Todd 475 Steve Torrence
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.055 3.765 323.04 0.071 3.763 327.35
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Vandergrif) 0.060 3.765 325.77 (D Kalitta ) 0.060 3.787 325.53
Qualified: #5 3.745 325.06 #13 3.790 323.97
Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.98
inches, adjusted altitude 2,313 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Torrence is 5 - 3 against
Todd in prior events. Todd with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole
shot win. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 7 feet). That was a great drag
race...Todd matched his E.T. from round one for the win. Torrence with his quickest pass of the
weekend in the losing effort. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.134,
660ft-3.020/286.25 mph.
Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.126,
660ft-3.022/284.45 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
142 Dom Lagana 2 Antron Brown
E2 0.092 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.063 3.749 323.43
Prior rounds:
E1 (K alBalooshi) 0.084 3.832 312.93 (C Millican ) 0.063 3.746 321.81
Qualified: #10 3.763 322.42 #2 3.720 319.07
Lagana and Brown have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Brown with the
starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Lagana shook and then banged the blower and
the chutes came out, he stopped on the track before the finish line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Morgan Lucas 1 Shawn Langdon
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.040 3.903 299.53 0.054 4.986 166.19
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Torrence ) 0.047 3.745 326.40 (S Massey ) 0.070 3.758 326.00
Qualified: #3 3.738 323.35 #11 3.768 323.50
Lucas is 8 - 5 against Langdon in prior events. Lucas with the starting line advantage and
then drops a cylinder or two and never gets it to pick them up and then really mixes them up on the
top end. There is a quick flash of flame right past the finish line. Langdon with severe tire
shake right at the hit and pedaled it and couldn't get it to hook up. Lucas will give up lane
choice to Brown in the semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
358 Richie Crampton 7 Tony Schumacher
E2 0.087 3.763 327.82 ****WINNER**** 0.081 3.752 327.35
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Buff ) 0.092 3.720 320.89 (L Dixon ) 0.057 3.749 327.11
Qualified: #1 3.711 316.30 #9 3.761 321.27
Crampton is 1 - 0 against Schumacher in prior events. Schumacher with a slight starting line
advantage and never trailed for the win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 8
feet). Schumacher will have lane choice over Todd in the semifinal. Crampton with a good looking
pass in the losing effort.
Timing data courtesy of
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