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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 777 Leah Pritchett 6 Brittany Force E4 ****WINNER**** 0.053 3.705 328.22 0.081 3.704 330.39 Prior rounds: E3 (S Reed ) 0.095 3.729 324.20 (T Schumacher) 0.096 3.701 329.26 E2 (C Millican ) 0.117 3.692 328.94 (A Brown ) 0.068 3.707 327.90 E1 0.066 3.694 326.48 (T McMillen ) 0.082 3.676 328.94 Qualified: #1 3.658 329.34 #7 3.703 329.42Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,501 feet, track temperature 106 degrees. Only time the same two TF drivers raced in back-to-back finals at AZ was 2006 & 2007 when Rod Fuller and Melanie Troxel raced each other. Fuller won both of them.... Pritchett with the Pritchett is 6 - 2 against Force in prior events and Pritchett is 1 - 0 against Force in prior final rounds. This is a rematch of last years Top Fuel final. Pritchett with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Leah Pritchett's MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Pritchett wins her second Wally this season and the third of her career. Pritchett is only the third Top Fuel racer to win the first two races of the season. The other Top Fuel drivers to began the season with back-to back wins was 1989 (Gary Ormsby) and 1997 (Gary Scelzi).
Pritchett leaves here with a 92 point lead over her teammate Tony Schumacher.
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