Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 18:23 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Doug Kalitta                            4 Shawn Langdon                
E3                   0.183  3.781 314.31     ****WINNER****  0.059  3.763 327.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Torrence  ) 0.051  3.747 323.66      (C Millican  ) 0.060  3.749 325.85
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.063  3.783 274.33      (L Dixon     ) 0.054  3.828 318.24
 Qualified:            #10  3.771 319.82                       #11  3.774 326.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,350 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.

Langdon is 16 - 10 against Kalitta in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.023/287.23 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Antron Brown                          358 Richie Crampton              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  3.700 323.58                     0.041 10.354  81.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.026  3.728 326.40      (J Todd      ) 0.067  3.718 320.20
E1    (C McClenatha) 0.075  3.725 323.58      (B Force     ) 0.078  3.732 317.49
 Qualified:             #1  3.721 326.71                        #5  3.735 323.89

Brown is 5 - 2 against Crampton in prior events. Crampton with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. Brown launched hard and was on a great pass until right in the lights when it banged the blower with a quick flash of flame. He still makes the quickest pass of the weekend and ties the track record. He will have lane choice over Langdon in the final. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.829 sec., 330ft-2.097, 660ft-2.963/291.89 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink