Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 15:31 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Steve Torrence                          6 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.076  3.737 325.92                     0.061  3.765 324.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pritchett ) 0.073  3.736 314.61      (T Schumacher) 0.055  3.756 322.65
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.073  3.713 327.43      (L Dixon     ) 0.057  3.725 327.98
 Qualified:             #7  3.737 327.43                        #6  3.729 324.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,264 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Langdon is 11 - 9 against Torrence in prior events. Langdon is 11 - 9 against Torrence in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Torrence with the lead at 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0137 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               1 Antron Brown                 
E3                   0.067  3.849 279.90     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.731 319.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.076  3.724 323.12      (D Kalitta   ) 0.064  3.729 320.74
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.077  3.723 324.36      (C Karamesine) 0.122  3.709 325.53
 Qualified:             #4  3.723 309.27                        #1  3.682 330.55

Brown is 15 - 2 against Todd in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Todd with a flash of flames right in the lights. Brown with the win increases his lead to 130 points over Kalitta. Brown will have lane choice over Torrence in the final by 0.006 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink