Sun, 15 May 2016, 13:24 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brittany Force                        373 J.R. Todd                    
E2                   0.068  3.784 320.97     ****WINNER****  0.067  3.757 324.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.081  3.765 319.29      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.056  3.759 326.00
 Qualified:             #6  3.777 320.51                        #3  3.762 323.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 2,031 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Todd is 3 - 2 against Force in prior events. They leave together with Todd getting the tick advantage and then from 100 on down Todd had the lead and gets the win. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0288 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Todd with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Antron Brown                            8 Steve Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  3.772 318.02                     0.058  3.772 324.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dakin     ) 0.071  3.749 317.57      (S Palmer    ) 0.124  3.766 325.69
 Qualified:             #5  3.775 319.45                        #4  3.771 324.12

Brown is 16 - 1 against Torrence in prior events. Brown with the slight starting line advantage and they run identical E.T.s so Brown gets the hole shot win. This was a great drag race...Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Shawn Langdon                           3 Richie Crampton              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  3.781 324.44                     0.060  3.822 287.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.067  3.749 326.48      (C Karamesine) 0.131  3.749 325.92
 Qualified:             #7  3.783 319.52                        #2  3.761 321.50

Crampton is 6 - 5 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Langdon will give up lane choice to Todd in the semifinal. Crampton was on a good pass, but slowed on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Tony Schumacher                         5 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.063  3.789 325.06     ****WINNER****  0.068  3.782 326.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.077  3.743 320.28      (T Haddock   ) 0.067  3.737 328.22
 Qualified:             #8  3.811 319.82                        #1  3.731 328.70

Schumacher is 45 - 32 against Kalitta in prior events. Schumacher with a slight starting line advantage, but Kalitta grabs the lead around 330 feet and holds on for the win in a close one. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 13 inches). He will give up lane to Brown in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink