Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 19:53 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                            10 Doug Kalitta                 
E4                   0.064  3.720 326.16     ****WINNER****  0.047  3.673 334.98
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Torrence  ) 0.065  3.717 331.04      (J Ashley    ) 0.055  3.723 332.18
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.085  4.138 263.15      (J Hart      ) 0.069  3.733 333.99
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.056  3.708 331.53      (D Mercier   ) 0.068  3.706 333.91
 Qualified:             #6  3.674 336.40                        #5  3.666 333.25

4:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,600 feet.

Kalitta is 21 - 12 against Pruett in prior events and Pruett is 2 - 0 against Kalitta in prior final rounds.

The magic finally kicks in and Doug Kalitta is away first and pulls steadily ahead to the finish line for a monumental win.

Twenty-six years. Six runner-ups. Fifty-four Number one qualifier. Fifty-two prior wins.

He is the 2023 Top Fuel Champion at long last!!

Pruett was strong and runs close to her prior runs all weekend, but today was Kalitta's day.

Doug Kalitta's incremental margins: 60ft(0.032), 330 ft(0.046), 660ft(0.050). MOV: 0.0642 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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