Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 17:40 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tony Schumacher                         5 Spencer Massey               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.875 318.39                     0.054  4.502 189.18
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Torrence  ) 0.072  3.851 320.43      (J Todd      ) 0.056  3.874 317.42
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.061  3.794 315.56      (A Brown     ) 0.053  3.786 322.88
 Qualified:             #5  3.833 315.49                        #8  3.851 319.37

Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 3,704 feet, track temperature 142 degrees.

Massey with the starting line advantage and then started to smoke the tires before he clicked it off. Schumacher had the starting line disadvantage made up by 100 feet and blasted on down the track for the win. Schumacher with the win goes into the point lead. He makes a great looking pass here in the heat of the day.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  475 Steve Torrence                         99 Khalid alBalooshi            
E3                   0.087  4.377 236.71     ****WINNER****  0.105  3.942 305.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pritchett ) 0.076  3.833 319.60      (M Lucas     ) 0.078  3.848 319.45
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.060  3.793 318.54      (S Langdon   ) 0.052  3.780 317.57
 Qualified:             #2  3.810 317.57                       #11  3.867 315.27

Torrence is 4 - 2 against alBalooshi in prior events. Torrence with the starting line advantage, but then starts to smoke the tires early. alBalooshi with a clean pass for the win, but he will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink