Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 15:42 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Torrence                          8 Tony Schumacher              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.779 321.73                     0.049  4.917 166.64
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Alexander ) 0.067  3.800 323.35      (A Brown     ) 0.082  3.817 323.89
E1    (B Litton    ) 0.089  3.764 327.43      (S Reed      ) 0.072  3.747 325.69
 Qualified:             #2  3.743 327.82                        #3  3.745 329.58

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,722 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Schumacher is 18 - 14 against Torrence in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage, but Torrence had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Torrence is advancing to his eighth final round this season and the 38th of his career.

Schumacher was up in smoke early and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                          21 Terry McMillen               
E3                   0.068  3.855 289.76     ****WINNER****  0.084  3.816 324.20
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pritchett ) 0.072  3.783 321.50      (B Force     ) 0.079  3.819 320.81
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.072  3.744 328.54      (M Salinas   ) 0.080  3.800 321.19
 Qualified:             #1  3.726 328.54                        #4  3.777 324.05

Millican is 11 - 5 against McMillen in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage and then lead until right in the lights when his car went silent. McMillen drove around him to get the win. Terry McMillen's MOV: 0.0234 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He is advancing to his fifth final round this season and the eighth of his career. He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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