Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 17:56 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   58 Richie Crampton                         2 Steve Torrence               
E3                   0.072  4.233 223.54     ****WINNER****  0.052  3.724 330.15
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.058  3.766 321.96      (B Torrence  ) 0.068  3.764 329.34
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.071  3.797 314.02      (S Reed      ) 0.103  3.778 326.79
 Qualified:            #11  3.799 318.39                        #2  3.702 333.33

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.87 inches, adjusted altitude 4,496 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Torrence is 9 - 7 against Crampton in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. torrence wins the Championship with the win. Torrence ties his father Billy with low E.T. of race day in the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Tony Schumacher                       777 Leah Pritchett               
E3                   0.055  6.004  93.72     ****WINNER****  0.071  3.730 328.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Millican  ) 0.046  3.754 328.70      (B Alexander ) 0.088  3.740 322.42
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.065  3.818 315.86      (T Buff      ) 0.089  3.735 327.43
 Qualified:             #9  3.772 330.15                        #4  3.731 322.65

Schumacher is 10 - 5 against Pritchett in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage is up in smoke right at the hit and then bangs the blower and the chutes deploy. Pritchett launched hard and kept it hooked up to make her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She will give up lane choice to Torrence in the final by 0.006 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink