Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 19:51 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 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
    7 Antron Brown                            4 Shawn Langdon                
E4                   0.049  3.732 321.73     ****WINNER****  0.061  3.715 332.43
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Crampton  ) 0.052  3.700 323.58      (D Kalitta   ) 0.059  3.763 327.19
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.026  3.728 326.40      (C Millican  ) 0.060  3.749 325.85
E1    (C McClenatha) 0.075  3.725 323.58      (L Dixon     ) 0.054  3.828 318.24
 Qualified:             #1  3.721 326.71                       #11  3.774 326.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,332 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Brown is 19 - 11 against Langdon in prior events and Brown is 3 - 2 against Langdon in prior final rounds. Brown with starting line advantage and the lead until around 800 feet when Langdon chases him down and takes the win in close one. Shawn Langdon's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Langdon bookends the season winning both Pomona races this year. This is his 11th career Wally...

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink