Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 17:26 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
   25 Clay Millican                         777 Leah Pritchett               
E3                   0.088  3.878 299.86     ****WINNER****  0.025  3.832 317.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.084  4.747 223.06      (A Brown     ) 0.067  3.808 322.19
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.091  3.940 304.53      (J Todd      ) 0.049  4.361 245.54
 Qualified:             #6  3.773 293.03                       #10  3.859 314.31

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 3,236 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Millican is 3 - 0 against Pritchett in prior events. Pritchett with a great light and never trailed for the win. Both drivers with good clean passe...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brittany Force                          5 Doug Kalitta                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.082  3.760 319.67                     0.051  3.794 322.50
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T McMillen  ) 0.088  3.771 321.04      (D Connolly  ) 0.058  3.770 323.19
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.058  3.723 325.45                     0.080  3.716 328.22
 Qualified:             #5  3.769 319.14                        #1  3.741 320.74

Force and Kalitta have each won 6 times against the other in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage, but Force chase him down by 600 feet and blast on down for the win. This was a great drag race...Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 20 inches). This will be the second time for an all female Top Fuel final, the other was Shirley Muldowney and Lucille Lee in 1982. There will also be a first time winner here. The word from the top end is there is oil in Kalitta's lane. Doug Kalitta was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points and $2K.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink