Sun, 14 Oct 2018, 14:13 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7211 Mike Salinas                            3 Doug Kalitta                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.723 329.83                     0.071  3.741 328.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dakin     ) 0.090  3.725 331.12      (S Palmer    ) 0.061  3.718 329.42
 Qualified:             #4  3.720 329.02                        #5  3.727 327.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 1,581 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Salinas is 2 - 1 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with a couple ticks on the tree, but Salinas has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Mike Salinas' MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Salinas is quicker than his round one pass, and just off his qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Brittany Force                        142 Dom Lagana                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.070  3.702 328.54                     0.057  3.730 329.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Worm      ) 0.084  3.717 323.12      (T McMillen  ) 0.068  3.716 329.42
 Qualified:             #1  3.700 330.72                        #8  3.762 324.59

This is the first time Force and Lagana have faced each other in eliminations.

Lagana with the starting line advantage, but Force has the lead when they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. She is just off her qualifying time for the win and lane choice in the semifinal against Salinas.

Lagana with another great pass, he runs his career fastest pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                           8 Tony Schumacher              
E2                   0.087  3.729 328.86     ****WINNER****  0.066  3.712 330.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wurtzel   ) 0.087  4.405 244.16      (A Brown     ) 0.065  3.699 329.91
 Qualified:             #3  3.718 321.73                        #6  3.732 329.42

Schumacher is 31 - 10 against Millican in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage never trailed for the win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0384 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Millican with a good pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Torrence                        777 Leah Pritchett               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  3.716 330.96                     0.087  4.222 219.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Karamesine) 0.075  3.954 323.81      (R Crampton  ) 0.080  3.707 324.67
 Qualified:             #2  3.704 331.53                        #7  3.755 322.04

Torrence is 9 - 5 against Pritchett in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the semifinal. by 0.004 seconds.

Pritchett shook the tires right at the hit and pedaled it and then dropped cylinders before she clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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