Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 15:49 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, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7211 Mike Salinas                          474 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.107  3.848 275.17     ****WINNER****  0.070  3.687 329.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.108  5.690  96.87      (T Totten    ) 0.074  3.736 329.42
 Qualified:             #9  3.862 274.55                        #1  3.667 328.46

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,016 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Torrence is 1 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence now with low E.T. of race day for the win. He used up an engine right in the lights.

Salinas slowed on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Doug Kalitta                           24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E2                   0.082  3.735 327.51     ****WINNER****  0.053  3.734 323.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Maroney   ) 0.064  3.741 322.42      (B Force     ) 0.063  3.692 333.41
 Qualified:             #5  3.737 326.95                        #4  3.726 321.88

This is the first time Kalitta and Vandergriff have faced each other in eliminations.

Vandergriff with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jordan Vandergriff's MOV: 0.0308 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Vandergriff will give up lane choice to Torrence in the semifinal.

Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Terry McMillen                        777 Leah Pritchett               
E2                   0.072  5.011 146.69     ****WINNER****  0.072  3.731 308.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.068  3.726 329.02      (C Ferre     ) 0.109  3.722 329.67
 Qualified:             #2  3.695 330.96                        #7  3.744 282.42

McMillen is 4 - 3 against Pritchett in prior events.

They leave at the same time and then McMillen goes up in smoke, and Pritchett never trailed for the win. She was straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                            6 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.074  4.389 179.40     ****WINNER****  0.062  4.198 261.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.069  3.748 328.22      (S Torrence  ) 0.059  3.728 330.63
 Qualified:             #6  3.738 328.46                        #3  3.718 322.34

This is the first time Prock and Brown have faced each other in eliminations.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke about the same time Prock lost traction. Brown stayed with it and pushed the head gasket out, but he was able to get the win. He will give up lane choice to Pritchett in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink