Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 17:30 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                          777 Leah Pritchett               
E3                   0.070  3.763 325.85     ****WINNER****  0.052  3.721 332.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Prock     ) 0.062  4.198 261.12      (T McMillen  ) 0.072  3.731 308.64
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.059  3.728 330.63      (C Ferre     ) 0.109  3.722 329.67
 Qualified:             #3  3.718 322.34                        #7  3.744 282.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,287 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Brown is 15 - 10 against Pritchett in prior events.

Pritchett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Pritchett with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She is advancing to her 14th final round.

Brown with a clean pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Jordan Vandergriff                    474 Billy Torrence               
E3                   0.064  9.920  84.65     ****WINNER****  0.062  3.709 328.70
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.053  3.734 323.89      (M Salinas   ) 0.070  3.687 329.58
E1    (B Force     ) 0.063  3.692 333.41      (T Totten    ) 0.074  3.736 329.42
 Qualified:             #4  3.726 321.88                        #1  3.667 328.46

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Pritchett in the final. Torrence is advancing to his second final round.

Vandergriff is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle and clicks it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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