Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 17:11 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pritchett                          1 Antron Brown                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.064  3.682 328.06                     0.040  4.001 246.35
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Millican  ) 0.072  3.666 330.88      (S Torrence  ) 0.044  3.706 331.61
E2    (S Palmer    ) 0.077  3.715 330.63      (B Force     ) 0.050  3.681 332.43
E1    (R Passey    ) 0.085  3.709 325.30      (S Langdon   ) 0.054  3.695 331.77
 Qualified:             #1  3.640 330.63                        #7  3.723 321.73

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 3,509 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Brown is 10 - 6 against Pritchett in prior events and Brown is 2 - 0 against Pritchett in prior final rounds.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but Pritchett grabs the lead by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Brown started to haze the tires early...

Pritchett wins her fourth Wally this season and the fifth of her career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink