Sun, 03 Nov 2024, 18:56 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                           7 Brittany Force               
E3                   0.088  3.705 329.99     ****WINNER****  0.079  3.666 331.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.072  3.726 329.42      (S Reed      ) 0.074  3.701 325.92
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.091  3.727 325.45      (J Hart      ) 0.062  3.721 329.26
 Qualified:             #5  3.700 324.75                        #1  3.660 334.98

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,004 feet.

Clay Millican had his third holeshot win of the season and the 21st of his career in Rd. 2

Force is 16 - 15 against Millican in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0487 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Force is advancing to her first final this season and 37th of her career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Kalitta                          333 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.066 No Time                           0.045 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.059  3.692 336.23      (J Ashley    ) 0.047  3.701 328.94
E1    (I Zetterstro) 0.092  3.861 315.42      (J Salinas   ) 0.065  3.680 330.55
 Qualified:             #3  3.674 334.57                        #2  3.672 328.30

Shawn Langdon had his seventh holeshot win of the season and 41st of his career in Rd. 2. When Langdon & Kalitta meet Shawn "leaves first" 73% of the time. Langdon is 25 - 20 against Kalitta in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage and then got real loose. the car made a move toward the centerline. He attempts to reel it in and he doesn't and collects the cones. He runs over the cone and the debris appeared to puncture the rear Goodyear. The car makes a move toward the wall and he gets it stopped.

Kalitta spun and the engine let go with a big fireball and the word is the car blew up the rear end. He will go to the final and give up lane choice to Force in the final. He is advancing to his sixth final the season and 118th in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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