Sun, 05 Oct 2014, 13:42 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, 30th annual NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                           99 Khalid alBalooshi            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  3.749 326.08                     0.106  3.751 324.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.105  3.759 326.71      (A Brown     ) 0.065  3.777 323.12
 Qualified:             #4  3.747 326.95                       #12  3.834 316.82

.Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 1,044 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Kalitta and alBalooshi have each won 5 times against the other in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line and never trailed for the win with a great pass. Just a fet ticks off his qualifying spots. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.127, 660ft-3.008/287.35 mph. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0578 seconds (approximately 28 feet) alBalooshi with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.014/288.09 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               5 Spencer Massey               
E2                   0.087  3.767 321.19     ****WINNER****  0.046  3.757 321.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Lagana    ) 0.054  3.741 323.50      (L Pritchett ) 0.063  3.765 327.59
 Qualified:             #3  3.738 325.77                        #6  3.767 327.90

Massey is 4 - 2 against Todd in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.0514 seconds (approximately 24 feet). Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.126, 660ft-3.011/287.05 mph. Todd with a great pass with just a little wiggle right in the lights. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.020/286.38 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tony Schumacher                       475 Steve Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  3.752 325.30                     0.053  3.767 326.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.072  3.735 327.35      (L Dixon     ) 0.063  3.796 322.73
 Qualified:             #1  3.733 327.51                        #8  3.786 324.05

Schumacher is 10 - 5 against Torrence in prior events. They leave together with Schumacher getting the slight advantage and he never trailed for the win. Torrence was right there with all the way down the track. Schumacher gets the win by 0.0184 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Schumacher will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the semifinal. With torrence losing and Kalitta winning, Kalitta moved into second place in the points.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Brittany Force                        358 Richie Crampton              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.066  3.972 249.58                     0.098  4.223 305.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.075  3.886 313.37      (S Langdon   ) 0.084  3.734 325.06
 Qualified:             #2  3.737 328.78                       #10  3.814 317.49

Force and Crampton have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Force with the starting line advantage and drops a hole right at the hit and then really starts mixing up cylinders and bangs the blower with a quick fireball. She is able to coast on through for the win as Crampton is dropping cylinders right at the hit and can't get it to clean up . Force will give up lane choice to Massey in the semifinal

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