Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 15:01 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Terry McMillen                          5 Billy Torrence               
E3                   0.116  3.841 311.34     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.817 321.88
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.071  3.827 310.63      (S Langdon   ) 0.081  3.778 324.20
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.066  3.747 321.27      (T Paton     ) 0.069  3.851 319.98
 Qualified:            #11  4.724 162.96                        #2  3.828 320.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 3,223 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Terry McMillen is 9 - 9 in the semi-final round.

Billy Torrence is 8 - 7 in semi-final rounds.

Torrence is 5 - 3 against McMillen in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

A couple good clean passes...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                             1 Steve Torrence               
E3                   0.038  3.812 310.20     ****WINNER****  0.037  3.772 324.36
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Millican  ) 0.053  3.788 321.96      (D Foley     ) 0.077  3.761 322.73
E1    (J Morrison  ) 0.056  4.152 300.13      (T Schumacher) 0.068  3.787 319.45
 Qualified:             #8  3.922 315.64                        #4  3.867 318.54

Torrence is 12 - 6 against Pruett in prior events.

Steve Torrence is 5 -1 against Leah in semi-final matchups.

Torrence with a tick advantage on the tree and never trailed for the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0418 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Steve will have lane choice over his Father in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

The reports this weekend are brought to you by CompetitionPlus T-shirt.

E-mail rick@fastnews.net for information about supporting these reports.

NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]

Oct 16- DALLAS - Top Fuel Qualifying, Session #1 Bonus Points
Oct 16- DALLAS - Outlaw Street Qualifying, Session #1 Order
Oct 16- DALLAS - Funny Car Qualifying, Session #1 Bonus Points
Oct 16- DALLAS - Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying, Session #1 Bonus Points
Oct 16- DALLAS - Pro Stock Qualifying, Session #1 Bonus Points
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations
Oct 16- DALLAS - JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
Oct 16- DALLAS - Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying, Session #1 Order
Oct 16- DALLAS - Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1
Oct 16- DALLAS - Top Fuel Qualifying, Session #1 Order