Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 16:53 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, 51st annual
Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Shawn Langdon 25 Clay Millican
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.060 3.749 325.85 0.097 8.515 80.79
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Dixon ) 0.054 3.828 318.24 (M Lucas ) 0.074 3.871 318.92
Qualified: #11 3.774 326.56 #3 3.729 319.29
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.74
inches, adjusted altitude 2,410 feet, track temperature 79 degrees. After a brief delay for a
quick little shower we are back. Langdon is 10 - 6 against Millican in prior events. Langdon with
the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Millican with severe tire shake right
at the hit and clicked it off. He moves back in front of Torrence (who hasn't run) for seventh
place.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Doug Kalitta 474 Billy Torrence
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.051 3.747 323.66 0.073 7.079 83.34
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Schumacher) 0.063 3.783 274.33 (T McMillen ) 0.092 3.745 328.46
Qualified: #10 3.771 319.82 #2 3.726 331.61
This is the first time Kalitta and Torrence have faced each other in eliminations. Kalitta
with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over
Langdon in the semifinal. torrence with tire shake right at the hit and pedals it and can't get it
to settle down and clicks it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
358 Richie Crampton 2 J.R. Todd
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.718 320.20 0.064 3.739 328.22
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Force ) 0.078 3.732 317.49 (T Buff ) 0.052 3.778 329.91
Qualified: #5 3.735 323.89 #4 3.732 331.61
Crampton is 3 - 2 against Todd in prior events. Todd with a few ticks advantage and this is a
great drag race...Crampton with the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from
there on for the win. Richie Crampton's MOV: 0.0182 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Crampton runs
low E.T. of the event for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Antron Brown 6 Steve Torrence
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.026 3.728 326.40 -0.209 3.717 329.99
Prior rounds:
E1 (C McClenatha) 0.075 3.725 323.58 (D Connolly ) 0.044 3.720 329.42
Qualified: #1 3.721 326.71 #8 3.747 324.98
Brown is 15 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence goes red and then runs low E.T. of
the event in the losing effort. Brown with a great pass, but will give up lane choice to Crampton
in the semifinal.
Timing data courtesy of
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