Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 13:19 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Langdon                           8 Bob Vandergriff              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  3.823 322.73                     0.050  3.856 317.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Pruett    ) 0.067  5.504 172.81      (D Grubnic   ) 0.071  3.820 320.58
 Qualified:             #2  3.776 325.14                        #7  3.809 323.04

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,860 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Langdon is 12 - 2 against Vandergriff in prior events. Langdon with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed to take the win by 0.0364 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Spencer Massey                        288 Sidnei Frigo                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.094  3.808 322.96                     0.070  3.872 319.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.042  3.806 323.97      (M Lucas     ) 0.036  3.905 310.27
 Qualified:             #8  3.813 314.09                       #16  3.897 304.60

This is the first time Massey and Frigo have faced each other in eliminations. Frigo with the starting line advantage, but Massey has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from that point on. Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.0405 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Frigo with his quickest pass of the weekend and he runs his career fastest pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Antron Brown                            5 Brandon Bernstein            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  3.847 321.50                    -0.216  3.846 277.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.055  3.811 321.88      (K alBalooshi) 0.058  3.787 321.58
 Qualified:             #5  3.793 324.98                        #4  3.788 324.44

Brown is 17 - 10 against Bernstein in prior events. Bernstein is way early on the tree and turned on the red light and then was on great pass in the lost. Brown with a good clean pass for the win and will give up lane choice to his teammate in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Tony Schumacher                        22 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.049  5.627 129.92     ****WINNER****  0.056  3.810 324.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.039  3.767 326.40      (B Force     ) 0.084  3.779 326.63
 Qualified:             #3  3.778 323.97                        #6  3.808 322.27

Schumacher is 39 - 26 against Kalitta in prior events. Schumacher with the starting line advantage and then starts to smoke the tires early and he clicks it off. Kalitta with a great looking pass, straight don the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Langdon in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink