Sun, 22 May 2016, 14:08 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Steve Torrence                          6 Shawn Langdon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077  3.770 324.59                     0.062  4.037 248.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Smith     ) 0.087  3.800 324.12      (S Palmer    ) 0.060  3.915 242.71
 Qualified:             #3  3.709 329.91                        #6  3.726 330.15

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,690 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Langdon is 11 - 7 against Torrence in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Torrence had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and took the win. Langdon dropped a cylinder or two right at the hit and then had the engine go away around half track with a big cloud of smoke.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                           5 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.067  6.533  89.42     ****WINNER****  0.066  3.796 325.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.087  3.783 320.74      (R Passey    ) 0.023  3.795 287.23
 Qualified:             #7  3.736 318.24                        #2  3.701 330.88

Kalitta is 18 - 10 against Millican in prior events. they leave together with Kalitta getting a tick advantage and never trailed from there on for the win. Millican is up in smoke around 200 feet and clicks it off. Kalitta with a real nice pass, straight down the groove for the win. He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Tony Schumacher                         3 Richie Crampton              
E2                   0.069  3.782 320.20     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.781 317.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Novelli   ) 0.113  3.748 327.90      (T Haddock   ) 0.082  4.033 218.72
 Qualified:             #5  3.724 324.05                        #4  3.710 318.99

Schumacher is 2 - 1 against Crampton in prior events. This was a great drag race with Crampton getting a few ticks advantage, but Schumacher had the lead at 100 feet. Crampton grabs the lead 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Richie Crampton's MOV: 0.0103 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brittany Force                          1 Antron Brown                 
E2                  -0.001  5.560 115.16     ****WINNER****  0.047  3.753 315.64
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.121  3.707 326.24      (J Todd      ) 0.044  3.723 319.82
 Qualified:             #1  3.676 325.45                        #8  3.743 323.12

Brown is 5 - 1 against Force in prior events. force is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and Brown gets the easy win. She then goes up in smoke and clicks it off. Brown launched hard and keep it hooked up with the quickest pass of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Crampton in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink