Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 14:34 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                         335 Dave Connolly                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  3.772 320.51                     0.061  3.796 322.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.084  3.748 321.35      (J Haddock   ) 0.078  3.789 325.61
 Qualified:             #9  3.774 317.27                        #1  3.744 329.18

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,722 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Millican is 1 - 0 against Connolly in prior events. Connolly with the slight starting line advantage and the lead until around half track when Millican chased him down and took the win by 0.0096 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Connolly's car was dancing around on the top end...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Antron Brown                          474 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.066  3.732 324.20                     0.109  3.789 300.93
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.057  3.716 324.51      (K Kinsley   ) 0.130  3.732 326.71
 Qualified:             #7  3.760 319.67                        #2  3.746 327.27

Brown is 4 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown with the win increases his lead over second place Schumacher to 132 points.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  358 Richie Crampton                        10 Brittany Force               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071  4.005 294.95                    -0.174  3.778 323.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.086  3.705 328.94      (T McMillen  ) 0.097  3.756 327.90
 Qualified:             #6  3.758 324.75                        #3  3.749 326.71

Crampton and Force have each won 4 times against the other in prior events. Force turns on the red light. Crampton drops a cylinder or two right at the hit, but still gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Brown in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Langdon                           6 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.133  3.783 327.82     ****WINNER****  0.064  3.735 326.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.069  3.733 328.54      (L Dixon     ) 0.080  3.735 326.24
 Qualified:             #4  3.754 325.85                        #5  3.756 323.12

Langdon is 11 - 6 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence will have lane choice over Millican in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink