Sun, 22 May 2016, 17:38 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 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
    1 Antron Brown                            5 Doug Kalitta                 
E4                   0.049  5.687 298.60     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.452 238.85
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Crampton  ) 0.045  3.784 313.95      (S Torrence  ) 0.046  3.757 329.10
E2    (B Force     ) 0.047  3.753 315.64      (C Millican  ) 0.066  3.796 325.61
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.044  3.723 319.82      (R Passey    ) 0.023  3.795 287.23
 Qualified:             #8  3.743 323.12                        #2  3.701 330.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 3,787 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Brown with the starting line advantage and is up in smoke right at the hit and then Kalitta is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and the pedal fest is on...the both are on and off the throttle at least three times and they both had their cars sideways. Kalitta was able to get it to hook up enough to get the win. Kalitta wins his third consecutive race and 41st in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink