Sun, 27 Sep 2015, 14:07 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, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Langdon                           7 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.065  3.759 326.87     ****WINNER****  0.044  3.727 324.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.063  3.753 329.26      (T McMillen  ) 0.041  3.767 322.19
 Qualified:             #7  3.776 328.38                        #2  3.736 321.96

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,282 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Brown is 18 - 11 against Langdon in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0532 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Brittany Force                          5 Doug Kalitta                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  3.773 325.85                     0.107  3.762 323.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.060  3.746 327.11      (W Newby     ) 0.059  3.777 328.06
 Qualified:             #4  3.753 321.73                        #5  3.759 321.27

Kalitta is 6 - 5 against Force in prior events. Force with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0477 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Force with win moves into fourth place in the point chase.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  335 Dave Connolly                           6 Steve Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  3.724 329.75                     0.058  3.741 329.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.057  3.739 329.34      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.097  3.756 324.67
 Qualified:             #9  3.777 326.00                        #1  3.718 328.22

Connolly is 2 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Connolly with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0294 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He runs his quickest pass of the weekend in the win. Connolly will have lane choice over Force in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                       474 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.069  3.762 321.12     ****WINNER****  0.089  3.739 328.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.061  3.762 326.56      (L Dixon     ) 0.083  3.746 329.91
 Qualified:            #11  3.825 320.13                       #14  3.878 315.56

Schumacher is 2 - 1 against Torrence in prior events. This is a great drag race with Schumacher getting the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Torrence chased him down and took the win. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 18 inches). Torrence will give up lane choice to Brown in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink