Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 14:42 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Doug Kalitta                          474 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.080  3.827 323.04     ****WINNER****  0.091  3.801 321.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Crampton  ) 0.067  4.285 248.48      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.084  3.793 326.08
 Qualified:            #10  3.741 327.59                        #2  3.699 321.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,685 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Kalitta is 4 - 1 against Torrence in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has the difference made up by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0158 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 Pat Dakin                               1 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.066  4.656 164.31     ****WINNER****  0.102  3.784 323.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Force     ) 0.050  3.793 327.27      (S Palmer    ) 0.070  3.746 325.77
 Qualified:            #13  3.758 328.22                        #5  3.708 327.90

Torrence is 4 - 2 against Dakin in prior events.

Dakin with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke early and clicks it off. torrence has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                          777 Leah Pritchett               
E2                   0.050  3.925 309.06     ****WINNER****  0.064  3.835 321.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Zizzo     ) 0.047  3.744 326.00      (A Brown     ) 0.064  3.764 326.87
 Qualified:             #3  3.707 332.10                        #6  3.709 327.51

Prock is 3 - 1 against Pritchett in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage, but dropped a cylinder early. Pritchett had the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. She will give up lane choice to Billy in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Terry McMillen                       7211 Mike Salinas                 
E2                   0.080  5.250 137.39     ****WINNER****  0.064  3.773 325.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.069  3.781 323.81      (C Ferre     ) 0.071  3.733 328.70
 Qualified:             #9  3.727 329.10                        #1  3.687 330.55

McMillen is 2 - 1 against Salinas in prior events.

Salinas with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the round and will have lane choice over Steve Torrence in the semifinal.

McMillen was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink