Sun, 27 Sep 2015, 17:10 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Antron Brown                          335 Dave Connolly                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.040  3.721 325.92                     0.053  3.753 328.94
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Torrence  ) 0.042  3.733 322.88      (B Force     ) 0.057  3.764 329.99
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.044  3.727 324.28      (S Torrence  ) 0.046  3.724 329.75
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.041  3.767 322.19      (J Todd      ) 0.057  3.739 329.34
 Qualified:             #2  3.736 321.96                        #9  3.777 326.00

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.55 inches, adjusted altitude 2,600 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Brown is 4 - 1 against Connolly in prior events and Brown is 1 - 0 against Connolly in prior final rounds. Brown with the starting line advantage and win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0452 seconds (approximately 22 feet). Brown increased his point lead to 77 points over Schumacher. Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. This is 53rd National event win and his 37th in Top Fuel and second race in a row.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink