Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 17:37 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                            4 Shawn Langdon                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.074  3.842 320.43                     0.102  3.896 291.32
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Massey    ) 0.072  3.853 312.42      (M Lucas     ) 0.061  3.883 294.95
E2    (B Force     ) 0.103  3.805 320.20      (B Vandergrif) 0.072  3.813 324.51
E1    (L Dixon     ) 0.115  3.793 322.96      (T Zizzo     ) 0.079  3.767 325.53
 Qualified:             #2  3.825 318.39                        #1  3.819 321.04

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 3,385 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Langdon is 9 - 5 against Kalitta in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Kalitta is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Langdon started to haze the tires and then dropped cylinders...Kalitta with great looking pass.

Kalitta gets his first win since Denver 2010. This is his 33rd career win and with the win Kalitta moves into a tie for first place with Langdon.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink