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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Josh Hart 5050 Scott Palmer E1 ****WINNER**** 0.071 3.696 334.65 0.089 8.681 86.72 Qualified: #2 3.667 333.33 #15 3.809 323.74Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 30.29 inches, adjusted altitude 626 feet, track temperature 85 degrees. Josh Hart is 12-6 in Rd. 1 this year. Scott Palmer is making his 140th start. This is the first time Hart and Palmer have faced each other in eliminations. Hart is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He is straight down the groove with a great pass to open up eliminations. Palmer is up in smoke right at the hit. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 356 Tony Schumacher 777 Leah Pruett E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 3.701 332.02 0.066 3.716 327.03 Qualified: #6 3.694 326.79 #11 3.729 329.18In his career Tony Schumacher has won 74% of his first round races. Leah Pruett 8-9 in Rd. 1 this year. Schumacher is 11 - 9 against Pruett in prior events. Schumacher with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0201 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Schumacher is just a few ticks off his qualifying time. PRuett with her quickest pass of the weekend in the
losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Shawn Langdon 386 Kyle Wurtzel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 3.760 328.70 0.103 3.747 327.19
Qualified: #3 3.679 329.02 #14 3.804 319.52
This (#3) is the best starting spot for Shawn Langdon in his last 43 starts. Kyle Wurtzel's first race
was at this event in 2014.This is the first time Langdon and Wurtzel have faced each other in eliminations. Langdon with the starting line advasntage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Langdon used up an engine right in the lights, but still got the win. Shawn Langdon's MOV: 0.0187 seconds (approximately 9 feet). He will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the next round. Wurtzel was straight down the groove
and makes his career quickest pass in the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Doug Kalitta 1301 Doug Foley E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 3.901 282.42 0.071 6.318 105.49 Qualified: #4 3.684 334.32 #13 3.782 315.64Doug Kalitta wins 76% of is Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Doug Foley qualified 13th and the #13 TF qualifier is 1-9 in Rd. 1 at this event. Kalitta is 3 - 2 against Foley in prior events. Kalitta with the
starting line advantage and started to haze the tires around half track. He stays with it and gets the win as
Foley is up in smoke early and he clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Brittany Force 374 Austin Prock
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.150 3.665 338.43 0.067 5.276 135.24
Qualified: #5 3.685 335.48 #12 3.748 329.18
Brittany Force is 135-69 (66%) in Rd. 1 in her career and 16-2 (89%) this year. Austin Prock is 0-2
against Brittany Force in Rd. 1 this year.Prock is 5 - 3 against Force in prior events. Prock with the starting line advantage, he has a cylinder our right at the hit. The car is then up in smoke and he clicked it off. Force launched hard and kept it hooked up with a great pass. She has a big top end speed, setting
the National Speed Record. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.096,
660ft-2.953/296.89 mph. Force now owns all of the top ten speeds in Top Fuel. He will have lane choice over
Kalitta in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Steve Torrence 323 Buddy Hull
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.715 330.15 0.069 3.910 316.01
Qualified: #1 3.655 327.43 #16 3.822 315.78
Steve Torrence's 22 round wins at this event are the most for any TF driver. Buddy Hull ran career bests
in E/T & Speed in qualifying.Torrence is 3 - 0 against Hull in prior events. Hull with the starting line advantage, but Torrence had the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Torrence with the win with his slowest pass of the weekend. Hull was straight
down the groove in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Justin Ashley 7211 Mike Salinas
E1 0.044 4.476 202.06 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.946 278.23
Qualified: #7 3.698 331.94 #10 3.710 330.72
Justin Ashley is 14-4 in Rd. 1 this year. Mike Salinas is 2-1 against Ashley this year.Ashley and Salinas have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Ashley with a great light, but is up in smoke right at the hit, he stays with it. He can't get it to hook up. Salinas starts to haze the tires
right at the hit, he stays with it. He is using up an engine right in the lights, but still gets the win. He
will give up lane choice to Hart in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 51 Clay Millican 6 Antron Brown E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 5.829 200.32 0.056 6.514 89.45 Qualified: #8 3.703 334.24 #9 3.707 331.85Clay Millican is 175-161 in Rd. 1 in his career (52%) but 8-10 (44%) this year. Antron is 29-5 against Millican, 15-2 against him in Rd. 1 and 2-1 against him this year. Millican with starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. He pedals it at least four times. He never gets it to hook up, but is smoking the tires across the finish line for the win. Millican will give up lane choice to Torrence in the next round. Brown started to lose traction and then the engine went
silent.
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