Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 18:19 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  356 Tony Schumacher                         2 Brittany Force               
E3                   0.083  4.075 216.55     ****WINNER****  0.085  3.712 331.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.050  3.764 327.27      (A Brown     ) 0.076  3.732 327.98
E1    (R Passey    ) 0.109  3.707 327.66                     0.091  3.671 336.91
 Qualified:             #4  3.692 327.43                        #1  3.665 337.24

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 9 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,652 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Schumacher is 11 - 7 against Force in prior events.

Schumacher with a slight starting line advantage, but Force has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. She is advancing to her seventh final this season and the 35th of her career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                         7211 Mike Salinas                 
E3                   0.050  3.806 313.88     ****WINNER****  0.078  3.726 328.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Torrence  ) 0.061  3.732 327.19      (C Millican  ) 0.098  3.700 326.16
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.053  3.744 324.28      (L Pruett    ) 0.062  3.723 329.58
 Qualified:             #2  3.685 334.32                        #6  3.697 334.73

Prock and Salinas have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage, but Salinas had the lead by before half track. He drives away for the win. He will give up lane choice to Force in the final. He is advancing to his sixth final round this season and 15th career final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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