Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 13:35 PM Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Shawn Langdon 7 Brittany Force
E1 0.048 3.772 321.65 ****WINNER**** 0.058 3.723 325.45
Qualified: #12 3.922 317.12 #5 3.769 319.14
Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.83
inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.Langdon is 3 - 2 against
Force in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Force has the lead by the time
they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from the on for the win. Brittany Force's MOV:
0.0397 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Force with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win
and low E.T. of the event. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.830 sec., 330ft-2.119,
660ft-2.986/290.69 mph. Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5050 Scott Palmer 2 Tony Schumacher E1 0.106 7.611 84.19 ****WINNER**** 0.149 3.742 325.77 Qualified: #14 3.990 276.07 #3 3.764 320.43This will be the 297th consecutive start for Tony Schumacher who has won here five times and who is the defending event champion. Schumacher is 7 - 0 against Palmer in prior events. Palmer with the staring line advantage ut is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.007/290.38 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 5 Doug Kalitta
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.716 328.22
Qualified: #1 3.741 320.74
This is the 44th time that Doug Kalitta has started from the #1 spot and that is the 4th most
in the Top Fuel class. In his last25 starts from the top spot he has only won one time. In his
entire career Doug has had exactly one bye run in the opening round (Seattle, 2010). Kalitta on
the bye here runs low E.T. of the event and top speed to advance. Kalitta sets the E.T. track
record with this pass. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.119,
660ft-2.985/292.71 mph.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 700 Steven Chrisman 1 Antron Brown E1 0.141 4.119 257.04 ****WINNER**** 0.076 3.766 317.64 Qualified: #15 5.156 144.35 #2 3.760 322.65Brown is 3 - 0 against Chrisman in prior events. Antron Brown has won this race there times. Brown was out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He is just a few ticks off his qualifying time for the win. Chrisman with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 21 Terry McMillen 8 Steve Torrence E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.840 304.53 0.103 3.851 312.28 Qualified: #13 3.935 286.07 #4 3.766 322.96When Steve Torrence won the Winternationals he became the 45th driver to occupy the top spot in the Top Fuel points since they went to the points system in 1974. Torrence is 10 - 4 against McMillen in prior events. McMillen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Terry McMillen's MOV: 0.0242 seconds (approximately 11 feet). McMillen with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Torrence slows from his qualifying time in the loss. McMillen will give up lane choice to Force in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 497 Troy Buff 25 Clay Millican E1 0.100 8.780 84.00 ****WINNER**** 0.091 3.940 304.53 Qualified: #11 3.869 281.19 #6 3.773 293.03Millican is 2 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Millican with the starting line advantage and drops cylinders right at the hit, but gets the win as Buff is up in smoke right at the hit. Millican will give up lane choice to Schumacher in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 777 Leah Pritchett 373 J.R. Todd E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 4.361 245.54 0.064 4.612 168.05 Qualified: #10 3.859 314.31 #7 3.787 318.17Todd is 3 - 2 against Pritchett in prior events. Pritchett with the starting line advantage and then starts to smoke the tires and pedals it just when Todd starts to haze the tires. The pedal fest starts with both of them on and off the throttle a few time each and Todd's car went silent. Pritchett got it to hook up enough to get the win. Pritchett used up the engine on the run and there is oil in her lane. Leah Pritchett was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points and $2K. She will give up lane choice to Brown in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Richie Crampton 10 Dave Connolly
E1 0.065 8.532 85.67 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.765 324.12
Qualified: #9 3.812 309.98 #8 3.794 309.34
Connolly is 1 - 0 against Crampton in prior events. They leave together with Crampton getting
a slight advantage, but is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. He pedaled it a couple
times, but couldn't get it to hook up. Connolly launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Connolly will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the next
round.
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