Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 19:28 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

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 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Torrence                          8 Tony Schumacher              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.029  3.702 330.07                     0.053  3.700 331.61
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Force     ) 0.069  3.705 328.78      (B Alexander ) 0.065  3.705 332.26
E2    (B Torrence  ) 0.057  3.674 331.20      (B Litton    ) 0.086  4.667 156.10
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.062  3.995 322.88      (S Palmer    ) 0.059  3.694 332.34
 Qualified:             #2  3.661 330.96                        #8  3.722 329.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,516 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Schumacher is 18 - 16 against Torrence in prior events and Torrence is 5 - 1 against Schumacher in prior final rounds.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He had the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0227 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Torrence wins his 11th Top Fuel Wally this season and he sweeps the Countdown to the Championship races. He is the first driver to win all six races. This is 27th career Top Fuel Wally.

For the first time in the history of the Finals all of the Mello Yello Champions win the Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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