Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 18:39 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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                               7 Tony Schumacher              
E3                   0.072  3.824 262.23     ****WINNER****  0.061  3.770 328.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.055  3.765 323.04      (R Crampton  ) 0.081  3.752 327.35
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.060  3.765 325.77      (L Dixon     ) 0.057  3.749 327.11
 Qualified:             #5  3.745 325.06                        #9  3.761 321.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,538 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Schumacher is 11 - 6 against Todd in prior events. Schumacher is out of the gate first, but was trailing until around 800 feet when todd's car went bang and went silent, Schumacher drove around him for the win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0654 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Morgan Lucas                            2 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.059  3.707 325.45                     0.077  3.742 320.74
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.040  3.903 299.53      (D Lagana    ) 0.063  3.749 323.43
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.047  3.745 326.40      (C Millican  ) 0.063  3.746 321.81
 Qualified:             #3  3.738 323.35                        #2  3.720 319.07

Brown is 18 - 5 against Lucas in prior events. Lucas with the starting line and never trailed for the win light. Lucas with the second quickest pass in the history of NHRA...Morgan Lucas' MOV: 0.0533 seconds (approximately 25 feet). Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.105, 660ft-2.973/291.95 mph. Brown with a great pass in the losing effort... Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.114, 660ft-2.995/286.32 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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