Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 15:22 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Brittany Force                          7 Steve Torrence               
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.123  3.836 328.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ashley    ) 0.050  3.828 332.79      (S Reed      ) 0.078  3.833 330.37
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.066  3.729 340.14      (J Hart      ) 0.087  3.993 264.07
 Qualified:             #6  3.703 340.57                        #7  3.709 332.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,082 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Force's car goes silent at the end of her burnout.

Torrence is straight down the groove on the single. He is advancing to his second final round this season and 92nd of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Doug Kalitta                            4 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.805 332.59                     0.070  4.545 193.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (I Zetterstro) 0.078  3.757 332.37      (C Millican  ) 0.069  3.790 333.38
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.078  3.751 333.93      (M King      ) 0.082  3.697 336.00
 Qualified:             #5  3.701 338.37                        #1  3.684 338.88

Langdon is 26 - 21 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never tailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Torrence in the final. He is advancing to his seventh final round this season and 126th career final.

Langdon was up in smoke by 330 feet and then pitched the blower belt.




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