Sun, 19 May 2019, 15:54 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 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
  474 Billy Torrence                          1 Steve Torrence               
E3                   0.070  4.114 238.26     ****WINNER****  0.084  3.853 316.23
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Millican  ) 0.081  3.912 305.49      (S Palmer    ) 0.079  3.870 319.14
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.089  3.983 282.48      (T Paton     ) 0.063  3.845 321.73
 Qualified:             #9  3.812 319.75                        #4  3.773 321.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 3,357 feet, track temperature 132 degrees.

S. Torrence is 4 - 0 against B. Torrence in prior events.

Billy with the starting line advantage and the lead until just before half track when it started to haze the tires. Steve is straight down the groove for the win. He is advancing to 45th career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                         7211 Mike Salinas                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067  4.846 160.44                     0.059 11.990  33.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.055  4.446 231.00      (A Prock     ) 0.080  3.831 321.50
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.064  3.872 312.42      (C Ferre     ) 0.126  3.813 319.60
 Qualified:            #11  3.839 320.97                        #2  3.754 323.04

Brown is 6 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

Salinas with the starting line advantage and then over powered the track and it popped as the chutes came out.

Brown was on a good pass until the car threw the blower belt off, but he holds on doe the win. He is advancing to his 93rd Top Fuel final. He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink