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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 21 Terry McMillen 5 Billy Torrence E2 0.082 3.714 323.50 ****WINNER**** 0.075 3.717 327.59 Prior rounds: E1 (T Paton ) 0.076 3.777 325.53 (C Karamesine) 0.088 3.738 322.81 Qualified: #2 3.715 319.45 #7 4.022 322.50Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 30.26 inches, adjusted altitude 546 feet, track temperature 85 degrees. Torrence is 6 - 3 against McMillen in prior events. torrence with a slight starting line advantage and the power to hold
on for the hole shot win in a close one. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 2
feet). Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 317 T.J. Zizzo 2 Doug Kalitta E2 0.093 3.754 324.83 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.709 321.42 Prior rounds: E1 (L Novelli ) 0.117 3.757 325.92 (S Langdon ) 0.024 3.731 328.22 Qualified: #4 3.755 327.74 #5 3.913 325.22Kalitta is 3 - 1 against Zizzo in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He was straight down the groove, the chutes were late coming out but did come out anc blossom. He got the car stopped and made the turn. Zizzo with his quickest
pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 123 Antron Brown 1 Steve Torrence E2 0.059 3.733 322.58 ****WINNER**** 0.059 3.710 326.08 Prior rounds: E1 (J Ashley ) 0.053 3.733 328.06 (K Wurtzel ) 0.077 3.687 329.50 Qualified: #3 3.720 326.95 #6 3.924 327.82Brown is 30 - 14 against Torrence in prior events. They have identical reaction times and then it was Torrence with the lead and the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0234 seconds (approximately 11 feet). He will have lane choice over his father in the semifinal by 0.007 seconds. Brown bang the blower on the top end with a quick flash of flames. The word id there is
oil in Brown's lane. Antron Brown was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season.
That will cost 5 points. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 356 Tony Schumacher 777 Leah Pruett E2 ****WINNER**** 0.071 3.750 291.13 0.060 No Time Prior rounds: E1 (K Kinsley ) 0.098 3.754 316.67 (P Dakin ) 0.037 3.676 328.38 Qualified: #1 3.680 332.92 #9 4.310 249.07Schumacher is 10 - 8 against Pruett in prior events. Pruett with the starting line
advantage, Schumacher had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Pruett was out in
front at 330 feet, but then her car bowed up and the car broke right in front of the capsule. The
car went air borne, the chutes were out and came down hard in the other lane. She is out of the
car immediately and waveing at the crowd. The word she is okay.
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