Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 19:26 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                            7 Brittany Force               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.051  3.693 330.88                     0.075  8.740  71.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.040  5.031 184.57      (C Millican  ) 0.055  3.698 331.94
E1    (J Ashley    ) 0.043  3.696 331.53      (K Baldwin   ) 0.065  3.697 335.65
 Qualified:            #12  3.725 318.09                        #1  3.643 336.65

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,665 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Brown is 28 - 15 against Force in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown with the win, he wins the Top Fuel Championship. This is his fourth championship. Brown is advancing to his sixth final round this season and the 141st career final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Tony Stewart                            1 Doug Kalitta                 
E3                   0.052  3.738 319.37     ****WINNER****  0.041  3.678 334.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Pritchett ) 0.056  3.712 334.15      (J Salinas   ) 0.045  3.640 333.82
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.077  3.742 320.74      (I Zetterstro) 0.071  3.688 336.23
 Qualified:             #7  3.694 333.91                        #3  3.650 334.98

Kalitta is 3 - 0 against Stewart in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Brown in the final. He is advancing to his seventh final this season and 119th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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