Sun, 05 Oct 2014, 15:21 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 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
    5 Spencer Massey                        745 Brittany Force               
E3                   0.062  8.867  73.80     ****WINNER****  0.068  3.733 329.91
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Todd      ) 0.046  3.757 321.50      (R Crampton  ) 0.066  3.972 249.58
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.063  3.765 327.59      (T McMillen  ) 0.075  3.886 313.37
 Qualified:             #6  3.767 327.90                        #2  3.737 328.78

Massey is 5 - 4 against Force in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and then just went silent off the starting line...Force launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great looking pass. This is her career quickest and fastest pass for the win. Force ties Schumacher with the quickest pass of weekend and the fastest pass of the weekend. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-3.001/290.57 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                            7 Tony Schumacher              
E3                   0.063  3.718 329.91     ****WINNER****  0.038  3.739 326.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K alBalooshi) 0.051  3.749 326.08      (S Torrence  ) 0.050  3.752 325.30
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.105  3.759 326.71      (B Vandergrif) 0.072  3.735 327.35
 Qualified:             #4  3.747 326.95                        #1  3.733 327.51

Schumacher is 42 - 30 against Kalitta in prior events. Schumacher with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.997/286.56 mph.
Kalitta with low E.T. and ties Force for top speed of the event in the losing effort. Schumacher will give up lane choice to Force in the final. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.985/289.57 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink