Sun, 05 May 2019, 13:47 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  142 Dom Lagana                            614 Shawn Reed                   
E2                   0.084  7.933  83.31     ****WINNER****  0.076  4.232 265.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prock     ) 0.083  3.819 319.98      (D Kalitta   ) 0.064  3.856 320.13
 Qualified:             #6  3.806 321.88                       #14  4.036 237.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,654 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Reed is 1 - 0 against Lagana in prior events.

Reed with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He started to haze the tires on the top end, but held on for the win.

Lagana was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it, he then saw Reed start to haze the tires and got back on the throttle, but it was over by then.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pritchett                         24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E2                   0.068  3.898 306.95     ****WINNER****  0.085  3.871 313.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Worm      ) 0.068  3.812 317.79      (P Dakin     ) 0.047  3.817 286.80
 Qualified:             #4  3.764 325.14                        #5  3.788 316.97

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

Pritchett with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past 660 feet when Vandergriff was able to chase her down. He takes the win. Jordan Vandergriff's MOV: 0.0105 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                         10 Scott Palmer                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  4.043 263.41                     0.089  8.919  86.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Novelli   ) 0.062  3.782 319.60      (R Crampton  ) 0.044  3.971 265.85
 Qualified:             #2  3.727 328.46                       #10  3.827 314.24

Torrence is 7 - 0 against Palmer in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Palmer was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Torrence started to smoke the tire down track and he pedaled it and got the win. He will have lane choice over Reed in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                            5 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.062  3.888 299.33     ****WINNER****  0.093  3.843 314.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.064  3.771 323.89      (C Ferre     ) 0.093  3.887 316.08
 Qualified:             #9  3.821 323.19                        #1  3.720 319.52

Brown is 15 - 8 against Force in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 800 feet when Force chased him down for the win. Force takes the win in a close one...Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Force with the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice over Vandergriff in the next round.

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