Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 17:02 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                         24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E4   ****WINNER****  0.319  3.775 319.67                     0.060  4.299 246.03
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Force     ) 0.083  3.747 328.38      (A Prock     ) 0.069  3.824 316.97
E2    (S Reed      ) 0.076  3.767 325.69      (L Callaway  ) 0.068  3.753 322.73
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.078  3.733 327.35      (C Millican  ) 0.051  3.746 321.12
 Qualified:             #5  3.712 330.47                        #6  3.713 324.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 3,694 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Torrence is 1 - 0 against Vandergriff in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Vandergriff with the starting line advantage, but then starts to haze the tires. He pedals it and can't get it to recover and Torrence chases him down just before the 1/8 mile mark and. Torrence takes the win for the fifth time in his career and four time this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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