Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 14:36 PM Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Antron Brown 255 Clay Millican
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 3.787 322.58 0.078 3.795 323.12
Qualified: #7 3.803 320.66 #10 3.830 312.86
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.85
inches, adjusted altitude 1,112 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.Brown is 7 - 0 against
Millican in prior events. This was a great drag race to start the day. Brown with his quickest
pass of the weekend for the win by 0.0214 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Antron Brown's
incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0214 seconds (approximately
10 feet). Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.144, 660ft-3.038/283.25
mph.
Millican was right there with him and he ran his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.043/281.42
mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Bob Vandergriff 4 Shawn Langdon
E1 0.073 3.786 320.66 ****WINNER**** 0.055 3.743 324.51
Qualified: #11 3.836 319.14 #6 3.797 321.96
Langdon is 9 - 1 against Vandergriff in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage
and never trailed for the win by 0.0610 seconds (approximately 29 feet). Langdon with the quickest
pass of the event and the track E.T. record. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.826 sec.,
330ft-2.116, 660ft-3.002/288.27 mph. Vandergriff with his quickest pass of the weekend in the
losing effort. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.139,
660ft-3.033/282.30 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Brandon Bernstein 99 Khalid alBalooshi
E1 0.082 3.872 322.27 ****WINNER**** 0.078 3.794 323.50
Qualified: #13 3.841 319.14 #4 3.789 320.97
Bernstein is 3 - 2 against alBalooshi in prior events. It sounded like Bernstein double
stepped it and alBalooshi with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the
win.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 21 Terry McMillen 44 David Grubnic E1 0.098 3.876 321.65 ****WINNER**** 0.078 3.795 324.59 Qualified: #16 3.903 317.27 #1 3.765 324.28McMillen and Grubnic have each won 3 times against the other in prior events. Grubnic starting from the No. 1 spot for the first time this season and the 10th time in his career. Grubnic is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. McMillen 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 33 Tommy Johnson Jr. 475 Steve Torrence E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 3.786 324.51 0.066 3.918 310.63 Qualified: #15 3.875 303.71 #2 3.766 323.27This is the first time Johnson Jr. and Torrence have faced each other in eliminations. Johnson Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed as he runs his quickest pass this weekend for the win. This is Johnson Jr.'s career best E.T. and speed. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.144, 660ft-3.038/283.61 mph. Johnson Jr. will have lane choice over Brown in round one by 0.001 second...Torrence had a hole or two out early and never got the to pick back up.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 745 Brittany Force 22 Doug Kalitta E1 0.099 4.770 163.35 ****WINNER**** 0.100 3.785 326.87 Qualified: #14 3.863 316.67 #3 3.780 324.83Force is 2 - 0 against Kalitta in prior events. They leave together and then force started to drift out of the groove and smoke the tires. She got out the centerline, but didn't cross it before she lifted. Kalitta launched hard and runs the fastest pass of the event in the win. He will give up lane to Langdon in the next round. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.044/285.41 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Tony Schumacher 3 Spencer Massey
E1 0.071 5.380 148.35 ****WINNER**** 0.068 4.291 242.71
Qualified: #12 3.838 323.89 #5 3.793 314.17
Massey is 11 - 6 against Schumacher in prior events. Massey with the slight starting line
advantage and then Schumacher started to smoke the tires and couldn't get it to hook back
up...Massey started to haze tires the tires from half track on and held on for the win. Massey
will give up lane choice to alBalooshi in the next round.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 317 T.J. Zizzo 34 Morgan Lucas E1 0.120 3.835 321.81 ****WINNER**** 0.061 3.757 328.30 Qualified: #9 3.821 319.37 #8 3.811 323.66This is the first time Zizzo and Lucas have faced each other in eliminations. Lucas with the starting line advantage and he runs his quickest pass of the weekend. He set top speed of the event. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.135, 660ft-3.020/288.64 mph. Lucas will have lane choice over Grubnic in the next round. Zizzo was trailing some drops of oil and that will cost him 10 points.
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