Sun, 05 May 2019, 15:30 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
    1 Steve Torrence                        614 Shawn Reed                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.876 318.17                     0.081  3.864 315.78
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Palmer    ) 0.058  4.043 263.41      (D Lagana    ) 0.076  4.232 265.74
E1    (L Novelli   ) 0.062  3.782 319.60      (D Kalitta   ) 0.064  3.856 320.13
 Qualified:             #2  3.727 328.46                       #14  4.036 237.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,477 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Torrence is 5 - 1 against Reed in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Brittany Force                         24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E3   ****WINNER****  0.076  3.893 309.20                     0.085  4.630 165.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.093  3.843 314.83      (L Pritchett ) 0.085  3.871 313.15
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.093  3.887 316.08      (P Dakin     ) 0.047  3.817 286.80
 Qualified:             #1  3.720 319.52                        #5  3.788 316.97

Vandergriff is 1 - 0 against Force in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Vandergriff is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink