Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 14:06 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                        614 Shawn Reed                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.070  3.719 327.11                     0.075  3.761 323.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Newby     ) 0.064  3.731 326.87      (L Pritchett ) 0.129  3.772 320.51
 Qualified:             #2  3.655 333.33                       #10  3.714 326.00

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,894 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

This is the first time Torrence and Reed have faced each other in eliminations.

Torrence with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. torrence with the win locks down his spot in the "Countdown to the Championship". Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0477 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                         7211 Mike Salinas                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  3.948 304.39                     0.153  4.082 222.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.045  3.712 330.15      (S Palmer    ) 0.096  3.714 328.94
 Qualified:            #12  3.726 326.71                        #4  3.681 331.20

Salinas is 2 - 1 against Prock in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage and then starts to haze the tires and pedals it and gets it to hook up just as Salinas goes up in smoke around half track. Prock has the lead by the 1/8 mile mark and he then right in the lights bangs the blower and has a quick fireball. Prock gets the win.

The word from the top end is there is oil in both lanes...

Austin Prock was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points and $1K.

The Safety Safari was able to clean up Salinas oil by had so there is no penality.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Brittany Force                          8 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.058  3.761 322.19     ****WINNER****  0.046  3.757 327.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Zizzo     ) 0.077  3.701 327.66      (C Millican  ) 0.060  3.721 330.07
 Qualified:             #1  3.645 332.26                        #8  3.706 332.75

Force is 14 - 10 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win in a close one. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He had the lead early then Force had it at 330 feet, then force dropped a cylinder and Kalitta got the lead back by the 1/8 mile and he takes the win.

Doug Kalitta's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

He will have lane choice over Prock in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                            1 Steve Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.785 323.58                     0.056  4.772 111.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Vandergrif) 0.064  3.723 328.22      (T McMillen  ) 0.049  3.734 326.71
 Qualified:             #6  3.698 329.02                        #3  3.656 331.12

Brown is 29 - 13 against Torrence in prior events.

Brown with a tick advantage on the tree and Torrence had the lead at 60 feet, but then Torrence is up in smoke. torrence stayed with it, but couldn't get it to hook back up and Brown takes the win. He will give up lane choice to Billy Torrence in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink