Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 16:16 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Doug Kalitta                          358 Richie Crampton              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  3.796 317.05                     0.070  3.801 322.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.070  3.791 321.58      (T Buff      ) 0.114  3.819 303.64
 Qualified:            #13  3.839 315.49                        #5  3.752 317.94

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 4,292 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Crampton is 4 - 3 against Kalitta in prior events. Kalitta with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Kalitta with the win eliminates the Crampton from the Championship hunt.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                         474 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095  4.186 235.51                     0.113  8.505  83.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.074  3.768 319.52      (N Stutz     ) 0.111  3.772 325.53
 Qualified:            #11  3.822 315.64                        #3  3.733 327.19

Millican is 2 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Millican with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence is up in smoke early in the run and clicked it off. Millican started to smoke the tires down track, but holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                        91 Larry Dixon                  
E2                   0.061  3.812 321.35     ****WINNER****  0.080  3.777 326.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.086  3.796 321.88      (L Pritchett ) 0.091  3.770 328.30
 Qualified:            #10  3.779 322.34                        #2  3.733 328.30

Schumacher is 44 - 38 against Dixon in prior events. Schumacher with the starting line advantage, but Dixon gets the lead by half track and never trails from there on for the win. Larry Dixon's MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Dixon will have lane choice over millican in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Antron Brown                          335 Dave Connolly                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  3.786 323.74                     0.091  4.515 173.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Haddock   ) 0.054  3.787 321.73      (B Force     ) 0.082  3.777 325.06
 Qualified:             #1  3.722 326.95                        #9  3.773 308.14

Brown is 5 - 1 against Connolly in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trail for the win as Connolly started to haze the tires and Brown gets the win. Brown clinches the Top Fuel Championship with the win. This is his second Top Fuel Championship.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink