Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 13:20 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                           7 Justin Ashley                
E2                   0.056  3.819 315.12     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.697 328.70
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.222  3.698 325.45      (D Kalitta   ) 0.067  3.703 328.62
 Qualified:             #3  3.696 322.65                        #6  3.721 328.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Ashley is 2 - 0 against Millican in prior events.

Ashley with a tick advantage on the tree and never trailed for the win. He runs 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 Pruett                           745 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.098  4.025 227.23     ****WINNER****  0.076  3.704 334.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.063  3.930 279.44                     0.074  3.655 333.49
 Qualified:             #8  3.733 323.89                        #1  3.660 334.07

Pruett is 9 - 3 against Force in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She has a big top end speed again.

Pruett started hazing the tires just before half track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Shawn Langdon                           3 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.052  3.797 302.89     ****WINNER****  0.072  3.719 329.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Salinas   ) 0.051  3.751 318.54      (J Hart      ) 0.095  3.721 328.78
 Qualified:            #11  3.813 321.27                        #5  3.699 327.98

Langdon and Torrence have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has the difference made up by 100 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0581 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

Langdon started hazing the tires right in the lights. He will give up lane choice to Force in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   1 Steve Torrence               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.009  3.718 327.43
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (J Morrison  ) 0.107  3.716 328.22
 Qualified:                                                       #2  3.692 327.19

Torrence with the bye and he is stright down the groove just a couple ticks off his pass from earlier today. He will give up lane choice to Ashley in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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