Sun, 15 Sep 2019, 13:42 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                           58 Richie Crampton              
E2                   0.057  9.080  81.48     ****WINNER****  0.087  3.781 324.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.066  3.743 328.30      (D Mercier   ) 0.085  3.733 329.26
 Qualified:             #5  3.689 323.81                        #4  3.689 328.14

Brown is 11 - 4 against Crampton in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Crampton is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7211 Mike Salinas                            8 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.116  4.354 196.39     ****WINNER****  0.065  3.740 329.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.106  3.818 252.80      (S Smith     ) 0.100  3.722 330.96
 Qualified:             #6  3.693 328.78                        #3  3.688 332.59

Salinas is 7 - 1 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He was straight down the groove for the win.

Salinas is up in smoke by 330 feet and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pritchett                        374 Austin Prock                 
E2                   0.058  5.736 105.48     ****WINNER****  0.059  4.735 219.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Joon      ) 0.088  3.731 326.40      (J Vandergrif) 0.050  3.698 331.61
 Qualified:             #2  3.673 332.92                        #7  3.697 328.94

Prock is 2 - 1 against Pritchett in prior events.

Pritchett with a tick advantage on the starting line. They both were up in smoke about the same time. Pritchett pedal it and was back up in smoke, the car was side ways, she hit the throttle one more time and it banged the blower and the chutes came out.

Prock is on and off the throttle at least seven times, but gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                           5 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.057  3.927 266.42     ****WINNER****  0.079  3.784 306.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.047  3.752 329.67      (T Paton     ) 0.109  3.691 326.79
 Qualified:             #9  3.702 319.14                        #1  3.623 331.61

Millican is 8 - 6 against Force in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage, but Force has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. She drops a cylinder before the finish line and then the engine lets go with a fireball. She holds on for the win, she will give up lane choice to Crampton in the semifinal.

Millican's car goes silent around 800 feet and he can't chase Force down.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink