Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 14:59 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Antron Brown                           21 Terry McMillen               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.814 316.45                     0.068  4.661 165.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Force     ) 0.042  3.799 319.22      (T Schumacher) 0.083  3.878 316.90
 Qualified:             #6  3.782 319.14                       #14  3.899 319.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,743 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Brown is 7 - 2 against McMillen in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. McMillen goes up in smoke just before half track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                            9 Bob Vandergriff              
E2                   0.069  6.436 145.19     ****WINNER****  0.087  4.736 281.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Karamesine) 0.094  3.796 323.35      (S Massey    ) 0.081  3.841 319.37
 Qualified:             #1  3.758 325.45                        #8  3.798 323.89

Kalitta is 16 - 12 against Vandergriff in prior events. Kalitta is out of the gate first and then they are both up in smoke right at the hit. Vandergriff pedals it and gets it to recover and takes the win light. Kalitta couldn't get it to hook back up...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Shawn Langdon                         373 J.R. Todd                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.827 316.90                     0.070  3.952 305.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dakin     ) 0.049  3.785 318.02      (T Buff      ) 0.059  4.380 233.40
 Qualified:             #5  3.780 320.97                        #4  3.779 325.37

Langdon is 3 - 2 against Todd in prior events. Todd with a slight starting line advantage, but then dropped a hole right at the hit and it never picked back up. Langdon launched hard and got it to hook and makes a great pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Vandergriff in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  475 Steve Torrence                        386 Kyle Wurtzel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.091  3.865 321.35                     0.106  4.005 245.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K alBalooshi) 0.077  3.781 325.61      (R Crampton  ) 0.104  3.911 310.84
 Qualified:             #7  3.786 322.42                       #15  3.965 291.70

Torrence with the starting line advantage and was straight down the groove for the win. He will give up lane choice to Brown in the semifinal. Wurtzel's chute just came out around half track.

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