Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 16:34 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  256 Blake Alexander                        25 Clay Millican                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  3.744 328.94                     0.075  3.736 327.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Salinas   ) 0.073  3.702 328.70      (T McMillen  ) 0.088  3.748 327.35
 Qualified:             #5  3.692 331.45                        #4  3.681 325.14

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,694 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

This is the first time Alexander and Millican have faced each other in eliminations.

Alexander with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. He has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Blake Alexander's MOV: 0.0215 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                          2 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.082  3.712 329.10     ****WINNER****  0.057  3.674 331.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.057  3.706 327.27      (C Ferre     ) 0.062  3.995 322.88
 Qualified:             #7  3.711 328.86                        #2  3.661 330.96

S. Torrence is 3 - 0 against B. Torrence in prior events.

Steve puts the starting line advantage on his dad and then makes the quickest pass of race day for the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0633 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7777 Bill Litton                             8 Tony Schumacher              
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.086  4.667 156.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.142  3.979 309.56      (S Palmer    ) 0.059  3.694 332.34
 Qualified:            #16  3.985 270.43                        #8  3.722 329.75

Schumacher is 2 - 1 against Litton in prior events.

Litton with problems on the burnout and then the crew shut him off.

Schumacher launches and is up in smoke around 330 feet, but gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Alexander in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Antron Brown                            1 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.063  4.159 200.62     ****WINNER****  0.086  3.687 333.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.045  3.720 331.12      (S Reed      ) 0.076  3.702 330.88
 Qualified:             #6  3.704 329.50                        #3  3.667 333.58

Brown is 15 - 6 against Force in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but Force chased him down by half track and runs the second quickest pass of race day. She will give up lane choice to Torrence who ran the quickest pass of race day in the semifinal.

Brown started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink