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Sun, 15 May 2016, 15:00 PM

Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
    5 Doug Kalitta                            1 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.049  3.779 324.20                     0.042  9.833  72.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.068  3.782 326.24      (S Torrence  ) 0.050  3.772 318.02
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.067  3.737 328.22      (P Dakin     ) 0.071  3.749 317.57
 Qualified:             #1  3.731 328.70                        #5  3.775 319.45

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 2,249 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Brown is 24 - 18 against Kalitta in prior events. Brown with the slight starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit. Kalitta launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great pass for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               6 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.782 322.96                     0.053  3.817 318.77
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.067  3.757 324.36      (R Crampton  ) 0.045  3.781 324.44
E1    (K Wurtzel   ) 0.056  3.759 326.00      (T McMillen  ) 0.067  3.749 326.48
 Qualified:             #3  3.762 323.81                        #7  3.783 319.52

There was a lane switch here, Todd then had problem with the front end, but the team got it fixed. Todd and Langdon have each won 4 times against the other in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Todd grabbed the lead by half track and took the win in a great drag race. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0233 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Todd will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink