Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 17:22 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
    6 Steve Torrence                        358 Richie Crampton              
E4                   0.098  4.074 267.32     ****WINNER****  0.071  3.972 283.07
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Millican  ) 0.076  3.781 324.12      (A Brown     ) 0.079  3.814 321.19
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.064  3.735 326.95      (B Force     ) 0.071  4.005 294.95
E1    (L Dixon     ) 0.080  3.735 326.24      (D Kalitta   ) 0.086  3.705 328.94
 Qualified:             #5  3.756 323.12                        #6  3.758 324.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,492 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Torrence and Crampton have each won 4 times against the other in prior events and Crampton is 1 - 0 against Torrence in prior final rounds. Crampton with the starting line advantage and then Torrence starts to lose traction and pedals it. Crampton then started to haze the tires, but held on for the win. Crampton wins his fifth National event this season and seventh of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink