Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 15:14 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Brittany Force                         77 Josh Hart                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.090  3.748 324.75                     0.050  4.255 201.25
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Laughlin  ) 0.101  3.759 325.53      (L Pruett    ) 0.057  3.790 325.37
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.070  3.702 332.34      (B Hull      ) 0.062  3.810 322.04
 Qualified:             #1  3.684 334.57                        #4  3.755 325.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,718 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Force is 1 - 0 against Hart in prior events.

Hart with the starting line advantage, but Force chase him down by 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Hart started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

Force is going to her 27th National event final and fourth this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                          3 Billy Torrence               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.744 325.14                     0.106  3.792 323.04
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Carrillo  ) 0.065  3.744 323.35      (D Kalitta   ) 0.083  6.641 217.70
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.056  3.716 325.37      (T Tatum     ) 0.077  3.741 326.95
 Qualified:             #2  3.688 329.50                        #6  3.756 324.75

S. Torrence is 10 - 4 against B. Torrence in prior events.

Steve Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. This was a great drag race. Billy with great pass in the losing effort.

Steve will have lane choice over Force in the final by o.004 seconds. Torrence is advancing to his 71st career final round and ninth this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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