Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 16:21 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Antron Brown                          301 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  3.733 325.69                     0.106  3.727 327.35
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Chrisman  ) 0.067  3.742 321.35      (S Reed      ) 0.136  3.728 328.46
 Qualified:             #3  3.695 328.06                        #6  3.730 322.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,482 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Brown with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

This was a good drag race...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Brittany Force                          8 Tony Schumacher              
E2                   0.066  9.544  75.26     ****WINNER****  0.045  3.697 325.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.104  3.726 322.19      (S Palmer    ) 0.083  3.709 326.08
 Qualified:             #4  3.706 322.42                        #5  3.716 314.24

Schumacher is 6 - 4 against Force in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Force is up in smoke as soon as she hit the throttle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Steve Torrence                        777 Leah Pritchett               
E2                   0.059  3.755 328.22     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.707 324.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.054  3.751 328.06                     0.082  3.707 325.14
 Qualified:             #8  3.745 327.19                        #1  3.672 327.90

Torrence is 4 - 1 against Pritchett in prior events.

They leave together with Torrence getting a tick advantage, but Pritchett had the lead by the time they went past the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. She matches her E.T. from round one, but will give up lane choice to her teammate Schumacher in the semifinal. Torrence with a great pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Terry McMillen                          2 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.069  4.335 170.86     ****WINNER****  0.070  3.687 330.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.072  3.750 324.51      (S Faria     ) 0.070  3.696 329.91
 Qualified:             #7  3.734 317.12                        #2  3.686 329.58

Kalitta is 9 - 0 against McMillen in prior events.

They leave together with McMillen getting a tick advantage, but Kalitta had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Kalitta with the quickest pass of race day for the win. He will have lane choice over Brown in the semifinal.

McMillen was on a good pass until around half track when the engine let go with a bang and he coasted on through the 1320. The word from track side is there is oil on the track. Terry McMillen was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink