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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Inaugural Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 317 T.J. Zizzo 565 Terry Totten E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.840 323.19 0.106 3.949 299.46 Qualified: #8 3.937 253.75 #9 3.945 270.10Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,972 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. In T.J. Zizzo's 68 starts this is the eighth time he has been in the top half of the field but it's the fifth time he has done it in his last 10 starts. This is the first time Zizzo and Totten have faced each other in eliminations. Zizzo with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Totten with a good clean pass in the losing
effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 356 Tony Schumacher 21 Terry McMillen E1 0.088 4.447 195.25 ****WINNER**** 0.082 3.765 320.66 Qualified: #5 3.878 309.34 #12 4.017 257.58Tony Schumacher wins 75% of his first round races. He has beaten Terry McMillen the last 9 times that have met head-to-head. Schumacher is 25 - 3 against McMillen in prior events. McMillen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs the quickest and fastest pass of the event for the win. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.022/289.01 mph. Schumacher started hazing the tires around 330 feet and
finally clicked it off. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 25 Clay Millican 304 Todd Paton E1 0.095 4.139 251.72 ****WINNER**** 0.098 4.011 285.65 Qualified: #1 3.829 317.34 #16 4.718 174.75This is the 24th time that Clay Millican has qualified No. 1 and that is the 11th most in the history of the Top Fuel class. This is Todd Paton's 50th race in a fuel car (TF & FC). This is the first time Millican and Paton have faced each other in eliminations. Millican with a few ticks on the tree and started to haze the tires. He pedaled it around half track. Patton has the lead by half track and never trails from there on for the win. He runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Zizzo in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 777 Leah Pruett 222 Lex Joon E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 3.820 316.97 0.065 4.104 242.71 Qualified: #2 3.850 314.31 #15 4.668 165.36Lex Joon is 1 -1 vs. Leah Pruett. In both of their meetings she qualified 2nd and he was 15th (just like today). Joon with the starting line advantage, but Pruett has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. She runs her quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win, Joon 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 303 Pat Dakin 123 Antron Brown E1 0.088 3.880 317.05 ****WINNER**** 0.070 3.851 310.05 Qualified: #13 4.084 289.07 #4 3.856 316.15Antron Brown is 223 - 62 in round 1 in his TF career (78%). Brown is 6 - 1 against Dakin in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0474 seconds (approximately 22 feet). He will give up lane choice to McMillen in the next round. Dakin with his quickest and
fastest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Doug Kalitta 1301 Doug Foley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.077 3.808 319.45 0.096 3.968 298.80
Qualified: #6 3.907 308.35 #11 4.005 266.95
Doug Kalitta wins 70% of his first round matches.Kalitta and Foley have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Foley with his
quickest and fastest pass in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Steve Torrence 5 Billy Torrence
E1 0.183 3.768 327.03 ****WINNER**** 0.076 3.789 321.96
Qualified: #7 3.908 308.43 #10 3.954 319.22
This is the 11th time that Steve and Billy Torrence have met and the first time it has happened
in round 1. Steve leads the series 7 - 3 (1 - 1 this year). The only person to beat Steve this year
is Billy and the only person to beat Billy is SteveIt sounded like Steve double stepped it and Billy with the starting line advantage. Billy with the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Steve Torrence with the second quickest pass of the event in the losing effort. Billy Torrence with the third quickest pass of the event for the win. He
will have lane choice over Pruett in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 333 Shawn Langdon 1211 Justin Ashley E1 0.050 3.891 305.91 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.829 321.27 Qualified: #3 3.855 314.46 #14 4.204 208.71Langdon and Ashley have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Ashley has the difference made up by half track and takes the win. Justin Ashley's MOV: 0.0507 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Ashley with his quickest and
fastest pass of the event, but he will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the next round.
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