Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 17:38 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               1 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.080  3.708 329.26                     0.046  3.765 324.44
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Crampton  ) 0.069  3.762 316.90      (L Pritchett ) 0.054  3.756 320.97
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.057  3.811 308.43      (M Lucas     ) 0.055  3.768 321.35
 Qualified:             #1  3.680 327.82                        #4  3.713 326.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Brown is 17 - 3 against Todd in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage, but Todd chases him down by half track and then drives away for the win. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0231 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Todd with the quickest pass of race day.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Shawn Langdon                           5 Doug Kalitta                 
E3                   0.059  3.747 325.53     ****WINNER****  0.048  3.734 326.95
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.048  3.789 325.06      (T Schumacher) 0.053  3.742 328.86
E1    (T Tatum     ) 0.069  3.769 321.42      (S Reed      ) 0.071  3.755 326.40
 Qualified:             #3  3.713 327.43                        #2  3.709 327.90

Langdon is 19 - 10 against Kalitta in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0246 seconds (approximately 12 feet). He will give up lane choice to his teammate in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink