Sun, 19 May 2019, 17:52 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of final, round 4 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
    6 Antron Brown                            1 Steve Torrence               
E4                   0.094  3.899 309.49     ****WINNER****  0.091  3.881 319.82
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Salinas   ) 0.067  4.846 160.44      (B Torrence  ) 0.084  3.853 316.23
E2    (B Force     ) 0.055  4.446 231.00      (S Palmer    ) 0.079  3.870 319.14
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.064  3.872 312.42      (T Paton     ) 0.063  3.845 321.73
 Qualified:            #11  3.839 320.97                        #4  3.773 321.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted altitude 3,277 feet, track temperature 133 degrees.

Brown is 29 - 9 against Torrence in prior events and Brown is 5 - 4 against Torrence in prior final rounds.

Torrence with a few ticks on the tree, but Brown had the lead until around 800 feet when it dropped a cylinder or two. Torrence chased him down and gets the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0212 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Torrence wins his third win in a row this season and the second consecutive win at this track. Torrence wins his 30th Wally in Top Fuel.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink