Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 14:42 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Steve Torrence                          7 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.079 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.045  3.823 314.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.072  3.887 312.21      (T McMillen  ) 0.098  3.849 312.64
 Qualified:             #3  3.786 320.36                        #6  3.852 298.80

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 3,621 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Brown is 14 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown wiht his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Torrence is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and has a big bang.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Doug Kalitta                            1 Tony Schumacher              
E2                   0.064  3.998 298.54     ****WINNER****  0.033  3.865 318.92
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Connolly  ) 0.053  3.851 322.11      (C Karamesine) 0.099  3.844 321.19
 Qualified:            #10  3.881 314.17                        #2  3.774 319.75

Schumacher is 44 - 31 against Kalitta in prior events. Schumacher with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Schumacher will give up lane choice to Brown in the semifinal. Kalitta started to haze the tires right at the hit and pedaled it, but couldn't chase Schumcher down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   91 Larry Dixon                           777 Leah Pritchett               
E2                   0.081  4.147 241.71     ****WINNER****  0.077  4.095 271.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Force     ) 0.059  5.174 262.54      (P Dakin     ) 0.067  3.814 318.09
 Qualified:             #5  3.839 316.60                        #4  3.803 319.45

Dixon is 2 - 1 against Pritchett in prior events. Pritchett with a slight starting line advantage and Dixon grabs the lead at 330 feet and then it pitcxhes the blower belt around half track. Pritchett started to haze the tires, but keep it hooked up to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  255 Clay Millican                           2 J.R. Todd                    
E2                   0.070  4.073 261.93     ****WINNER****  0.065  3.929 298.21
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.100  5.882 106.37      (S Langdon   ) 0.065  4.516 228.11
 Qualified:             #1  3.758 318.77                        #8  3.860 314.61

Millican and Todd have each won 5 times against the other in prior events. Todd with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Todd dropped a cylinder around halfd track, but still got the win, He will have lane choice over Pritchett in the semifinal. Millican dropped a cylider around half track.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink