Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 17:42 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, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pritchett                          8 Tony Schumacher              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.060  3.687 327.43                     0.066  3.750 322.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.060  3.707 324.44      (B Force     ) 0.045  3.697 325.53
E1                   0.082  3.707 325.14      (S Palmer    ) 0.083  3.709 326.08
 Qualified:             #1  3.672 327.90                        #5  3.716 314.24

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,672 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Schumacher is 8 - 1 against Pritchett in prior events.

Pritchett with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. This was a good drag race. Pritchett with her quickest pass on race day and that tied Kalitta for low E.T. of race day.

Schumacher with a great pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Antron Brown                            2 Doug Kalitta                 
E3                   0.126  3.731 324.90     ****WINNER****  0.038  3.698 331.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Coughlin J) 0.030  3.733 325.69      (T McMillen  ) 0.070  3.687 330.55
E1    (S Chrisman  ) 0.067  3.742 321.35      (S Faria     ) 0.070  3.696 329.91
 Qualified:             #3  3.695 328.06                        #2  3.686 329.58

Brown is 26 - 20 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Kalitta was straight down the groove with the car hitting on all eight. He will give up lane choice to Pritchett in the final.

Brown with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink