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POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Doug Kalitta 8 Steve Torrence
E4 0.060 3.753 324.36 ****WINNER**** 0.074 3.735 326.48
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Todd ) 0.034 3.731 318.77 (R Crampton ) 0.062 3.749 323.97
E2 (A Brown ) 0.067 3.785 323.97 (M Lucas ) 0.078 3.782 324.98
E1 (S Palmer ) 0.056 3.724 328.22 (S Faria ) 0.079 3.762 326.08
Qualified: #2 3.713 324.51 #1 3.703 328.06
4:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 3,190 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.This is the second time in NHRA history that the two top qualifiers have met in the final round [In 2004, Schumacher defeated Kalitta]. Torrence has five wins and six losses in the final round. Kalitta has a 38/43 final round win/loss ratio and won here in 2009. This is his 418th event as a NHRA Pro. He has a 10-3 overall history with Torrence. We have already had two of the Pro finals won with a hole shot, but not this time! Two good light and Kalitta gets a small advantage at the green. The MAC Tools dragster makes another clean mid-three seventy pass with a big speed, but it's just not quite good enough. Torrence closes quickly and is just a tad behind going down the with Kalitta just pulling a further ahead until the 330 lights. Torrence slowly starts to pull back up and is just -0.001 behind right at the 660 lights. He finally just gets the nose of the Capco Contractors dragster out in front for the close two foot win. Steve Torrence's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(-0.007), 660ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Doug
Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.014/288.70 mph.
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