Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 15:19 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  614 Shawn Reed                              3 Steve Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  3.822 315.86                     0.070  4.516 180.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.094  3.929 276.35      (S Faria     ) 0.096  3.717 326.71
 Qualified:            #12  3.836 307.72                        #4  3.684 325.14

This is the first time Reed and Torrence have faced each other in eliminations.

Torrence with the starting line and then dropped a cylinder around 330 feet and the car was really mixing them up around half track.

Reed was able to chase him down around 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win.

Reed with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                         777 Leah Pritchett               
E2                   0.093  4.929 148.20     ****WINNER****  0.117  3.692 328.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.077  3.763 322.58                     0.066  3.694 326.48
 Qualified:             #8  3.710 320.74                        #1  3.658 329.34

Millican is 4 - 3 against Pritchett in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage, but then started to haze the tires early and did a quick pedal job, but couldn't get it to hook up.

Pritchett was straight down the groove with another great looking pass for the win.

She will have lane choice over Reed in the semifinal.

Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.113, 660ft-2.965/295.66 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5050 Scott Palmer                            8 Tony Schumacher              
E2                   0.110  3.845 310.84     ****WINNER****  0.094  3.697 326.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Coughlin J) 0.103  3.833 317.42      (T Haddock   ) 0.080  3.684 329.91
 Qualified:            #11  3.834 307.79                        #3  3.667 323.89

Schumacher is 10 - 0 against Palmer in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Schumacher with another great pass for the win.

Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.105, 660ft-2.968/294.05 mph.

Palmer with another good pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Antron Brown                            6 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.061  5.732 103.26     ****WINNER****  0.068  3.707 327.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Chrisman  ) 0.067  3.711 324.28      (T McMillen  ) 0.082  3.676 328.94
 Qualified:             #2  3.667 328.78                        #7  3.703 329.42

Brown is 8 - 2 against Force in prior events.

Brown with a slight starting line advantage, but was up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Force was straight down the groove for the win, but will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink