Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 18:02 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Terry McMillen                        777 Leah Pritchett               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.077  3.822 315.42                     0.094  3.888 306.40
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.085  3.804 317.49      (T Schumacher) 0.079  5.062 157.72
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.086  3.725 321.58      (S Reed      ) 0.084  3.729 314.46
 Qualified:            #10  3.835 313.37                        #3  3.755 325.30

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,598 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Pritchett is 2 - 1 against McMillen in prior events.

McMillen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Pritchett dropped a cylinder or two around half track. McMillen was straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                           1 Antron Brown                 
E3                   0.086  3.794 318.32     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.781 325.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.075  3.769 323.27      (M Salinas   ) 0.131  3.786 325.37
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.090  3.765 322.11      (R Smith     ) 0.074  3.745 326.63
 Qualified:             #4  3.766 318.39                        #1  3.735 329.10

Brown is 21 - 1 against Millican in prior events.

Brown with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0393 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Brown will have lane choice against McMillen in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink