Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 15:34 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  142 Dom Lagana                              2 Doug Kalitta                 
E3                   0.056  3.760 326.24     ****WINNER****  0.043  3.718 330.23
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Millican  ) 0.068  3.730 326.87      (B Force     ) 0.035  3.717 329.83
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.048  3.727 325.69      (S Palmer    ) 0.069  3.845 275.34
 Qualified:             #8  3.713 326.24                        #4  3.681 331.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.60 inches, adjusted altitude 2,205 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Lagana is 3 - 1 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0558 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

Kalitta with another good clean pass, just a tick off his E.T. from the previous round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Steve Torrence                          1 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  3.689 330.72                     0.048  3.711 331.12
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pritchett ) 0.040  3.678 330.80      (T Schumacher) 0.056  3.692 331.12
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.037  3.675 329.58      (T McMillen  ) 0.067  3.721 328.94
 Qualified:             #7  3.696 329.58                        #6  3.693 330.55

Brown is 23 - 5 against Torrence in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0366 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Torrence is advancing to his 11th final round this season. Torrence will have lane choice over Kalitta in the final. Torrence will hold on to the point lead leaving St.Louis. Brown with a good looking pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink