Sun, 12 Jul 2020, 14:41 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Inaugural E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Billy Torrence                          2 Doug Kalitta                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.802 322.34                     0.018  3.852 307.86
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Torrence  ) 0.098  3.801 322.42      (A Brown     ) 0.094  3.794 319.07
E2    (T Zizzo     ) 0.075  3.774 324.75      (L Pruett    ) 0.053  3.803 321.58
E1    (T Totten    ) 0.069  3.768 326.32      (L Joon      ) 0.101  3.847 311.56
 Qualified:             #4  3.859 316.08                        #2  3.804 316.30

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,750 feet, track temperature 123 degrees.

Kalitta is 4 - 2 against Torrence in prior events and Kalitta is 1 - 0 against Torrence in prior final rounds.

Kalitta with a great light and lead until right in the lights when Torrence chased him down and gets the win in a close one. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Billy Torrence wins his first Wally this season and the sixth in his career.

Both cars with a great passes...

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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