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Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 13:35 PM

Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Shawn Langdon                           7 Brittany Force               
E1                   0.048  3.772 321.65     ****WINNER****  0.058  3.723 325.45
 Qualified:            #12  3.922 317.12                        #5  3.769 319.14

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Langdon is 3 - 2 against Force in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Force has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from the on for the win. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0397 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Force with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win and low E.T. of the event. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.986/290.69 mph. Langdon 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
 5050 Scott Palmer                            2 Tony Schumacher              
E1                   0.106  7.611  84.19     ****WINNER****  0.149  3.742 325.77
 Qualified:            #14  3.990 276.07                        #3  3.764 320.43

This will be the 297th consecutive start for Tony Schumacher who has won here five times and who is the defending event champion. Schumacher is 7 - 0 against Palmer in prior events. Palmer with the staring line advantage ut is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.007/290.38 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   5 Doug Kalitta                 
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.080  3.716 328.22
 Qualified:                                                       #1  3.741 320.74

This is the 44th time that Doug Kalitta has started from the #1 spot and that is the 4th most in the Top Fuel class. In his last25 starts from the top spot he has only won one time. In his entire career Doug has had exactly one bye run in the opening round (Seattle, 2010). Kalitta on the bye here runs low E.T. of the event and top speed to advance. Kalitta sets the E.T. track record with this pass. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.119, 660ft-2.985/292.71 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  700 Steven Chrisman                         1 Antron Brown                 
E1                   0.141  4.119 257.04     ****WINNER****  0.076  3.766 317.64
 Qualified:            #15  5.156 144.35                        #2  3.760 322.65

Brown is 3 - 0 against Chrisman in prior events. Antron Brown has won this race there times. Brown was out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He is just a few ticks off his qualifying time for the win. Chrisman 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
   21 Terry McMillen                          8 Steve Torrence               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.090  3.840 304.53                     0.103  3.851 312.28
 Qualified:            #13  3.935 286.07                        #4  3.766 322.96

When Steve Torrence won the Winternationals he became the 45th driver to occupy the top spot in the Top Fuel points since they went to the points system in 1974. Torrence is 10 - 4 against McMillen in prior events. McMillen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Terry McMillen's MOV: 0.0242 seconds (approximately 11 feet). McMillen with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Torrence slows from his qualifying time in the loss. McMillen will give up lane choice to Force in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  497 Troy Buff                              25 Clay Millican                
E1                   0.100  8.780  84.00     ****WINNER****  0.091  3.940 304.53
 Qualified:            #11  3.869 281.19                        #6  3.773 293.03

Millican is 2 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Millican with the starting line advantage and drops cylinders right at the hit, but gets the win as Buff is up in smoke right at the hit. Millican will give up lane choice to Schumacher in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pritchett                        373 J.R. Todd                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  4.361 245.54                     0.064  4.612 168.05
 Qualified:            #10  3.859 314.31                        #7  3.787 318.17

Todd is 3 - 2 against Pritchett in prior events. Pritchett with the starting line advantage and then starts to smoke the tires and pedals it just when Todd starts to haze the tires. The pedal fest starts with both of them on and off the throttle a few time each and Todd's car went silent. Pritchett got it to hook up enough to get the win. Pritchett used up the engine on the run and there is oil in her lane. Leah Pritchett was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points and $2K. She will give up lane choice to Brown in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Richie Crampton                        10 Dave Connolly                
E1                   0.065  8.532  85.67     ****WINNER****  0.067  3.765 324.12
 Qualified:             #9  3.812 309.98                        #8  3.794 309.34

Connolly is 1 - 0 against Crampton in prior events. They leave together with Crampton getting a slight advantage, but is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. He pedaled it a couple times, but couldn't get it to hook up. Connolly launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Connolly will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the next round.

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