Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 16:34 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
    8 Tony Schumacher                        25 Clay Millican                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  3.754 328.70                     0.106  4.025 242.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.065  3.818 315.86      (G Carrillo  ) 0.080  3.744 329.58
 Qualified:             #9  3.772 330.15                        #1  3.699 327.82

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 27.89 inches, adjusted altitude 4,681 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Schumacher is 32 - 10 against Millican in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Millican dropped a cylinder right at the hit and then pitched a blower belt.

Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pritchett                        256 Blake Alexander              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  3.740 322.42                     0.059  3.968 276.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.089  3.735 327.43      (A Brown     ) 0.064  3.734 326.48
 Qualified:             #4  3.731 322.65                       #12  3.800 321.12

Pritchett is 3 - 1 against Alexander in prior events.

Alexander with the starting line advantage, but then dropped a cylinder around 330 feet. Pritchett was on a great pass until right in the lights when she dropped a cylinder, but still gets the win. She will have lane choice over Schumacher in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   58 Richie Crampton                         1 Brittany Force               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  3.766 321.96                     0.075  4.232 242.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.071  3.797 314.02      (M Salinas   ) 0.084  3.738 330.55
 Qualified:            #11  3.799 318.39                        #3  3.723 330.88

Crampton is 10 - 8 against Force in prior events.

Crampton with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Force was up in smoke early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Torrence                        474 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.764 329.34                     0.072  4.417 185.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Reed      ) 0.103  3.778 326.79      (T McMillen  ) 0.068  3.724 329.58
 Qualified:             #2  3.702 333.33                        #7  3.760 327.90

S. Torrence is 2 - 0 against B. Torrence in prior events.

Steve Torrence with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed as Billy dropped a cylinder and then pushed out a head gasket. Steve Torrence will have lane choice over Crampton in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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