Sun, 01 May 2016, 14:37 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual SpringNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Antron Brown                         5050 Scott Palmer                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.780 321.27                     0.128  4.014 266.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.069  3.823 313.66      (R Crampton  ) 0.092  3.922 309.42
 Qualified:             #5  3.753 321.58                       #13  4.028 254.62

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,656 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Brown is 3 - 0 against Palmer in prior events. Palmer's round one win was his first since Denver 2012, but that is only 21 races...Brown is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He launched hard and was straight down the groove for the win. Palmer with a clean pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Shawn Langdon                         777 Leah Pritchett               
E2                   0.057  3.762 318.77     ****WINNER****  0.062  3.745 329.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.060  3.772 322.42      (C Millican  ) 0.057  3.817 325.37
 Qualified:             #6  3.760 325.06                       #14  6.305 104.22

Langdon is 5 - 2 against Pritchett in prior events. Langdon with the slight starting line advantage and the lead until around 800 feet when Pritchett took the lead and the win in a close one. Leah Pritchett's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Pritchett with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Steve Torrence                          2 Tony Schumacher              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  3.742 328.30                     0.080  3.808 318.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Passey    ) 0.094  3.764 327.27      (T McMillen  ) 0.076  3.768 325.61
 Qualified:             #1  3.724 329.42                        #8  3.766 322.19

Schumacher is 13 - 6 against Torrence in prior events. torrence is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of this round for the win and he will have lane choice over Brown in the semifinal. Schumacher with a clean pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Doug Kalitta                          448 Kebin Kinsley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.063  4.309 200.80                    -0.312  3.948 266.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.086  3.763 325.69      (B Force     ) 0.061  4.002 239.10
 Qualified:             #2  3.743 324.36                       #10  3.870 310.05

This is the first time Kalitta and Kinsley have faced each other in eliminations. Kinsley goes red and gives Kalitta the win. Kalitta goes silent just past half track and he will give up lane choice to Pritchett in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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