Sun, 19 May 2019, 14:21 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Brittany Force                          6 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.116  4.659 234.53     ****WINNER****  0.055  4.446 231.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Worm      ) 0.077  4.321 241.89      (L Pritchett ) 0.064  3.872 312.42
 Qualified:             #3  3.772 319.98                       #11  3.839 320.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 3,230 feet, track temperature 140 degrees.

Brown is 15 - 9 against Force in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage...they both start to haze the tires at around the same time. Brown gets it to recover quicker and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                         25 Clay Millican                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  3.912 305.49                     0.069  4.205 227.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.089  3.983 282.48      (D Mercier   ) 0.072  3.814 320.97
 Qualified:             #9  3.812 319.75                        #1  3.749 325.30

Millican is 3 - 1 against Torrence in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has the lead by 150 feet and drives away for the win.

Millican started dropping cylinders early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                         7211 Mike Salinas                 
E2                   0.071  4.294 228.61     ****WINNER****  0.080  3.831 321.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.067  3.866 304.94      (C Ferre     ) 0.126  3.813 319.60
 Qualified:            #10  3.824 324.83                        #2  3.754 323.04

Salinas is 1 - 0 against Prock in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage, but started to haze the tires and pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up to end his day.

Salinas was straight down the groove with a great pass, the quickest of this round for the win. He will have lane choice over Brown in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Scott Palmer                            1 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.076  3.910 318.69     ****WINNER****  0.079  3.870 319.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.068  3.869 322.58      (T Paton     ) 0.063  3.845 321.73
 Qualified:            #12  3.886 321.65                        #4  3.773 321.81

Torrence is 8 - 0 against Palmer in prior events.

Palmer with a slight starting line advantage, but Torrence had the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0373 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Torrence with the second quickest pass for the win and lane choice over his father in the semifinal.

Palmer is straight down the groove with the third quickest pass of this round in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink