Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 16:10 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 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
  777 Leah Pritchett                        474 Billy Torrence               
E3                   0.069  5.290 132.79     ****WINNER****  0.094  3.769 322.96
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Prock     ) 0.064  3.835 321.88      (D Kalitta   ) 0.091  3.801 321.12
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.064  3.764 326.87      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.084  3.793 326.08
 Qualified:             #6  3.709 327.51                        #2  3.699 321.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 3,620 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Pritchett with the starting line advantage and then overpowered the track and dropping cylinders. Torrence is straight down the groove and then right in the lights it appeared he used up an engine, but still gets the win. He runs his quickest pass of race day for the win. Torrence is going to his fifth final this season and sixth of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                       7211 Mike Salinas                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.063  3.805 324.59                     0.091  3.937 312.13
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Dakin     ) 0.102  3.784 323.58      (T McMillen  ) 0.064  3.773 325.22
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.070  3.746 325.77      (C Ferre     ) 0.071  3.733 328.70
 Qualified:             #5  3.708 327.90                        #1  3.687 330.55

Torrence is 7 - 2 against Salinas in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence is advancing to his 12th final round this season and the 53rd of his career. He will give up lane choice to his father in the final.

Salinas is dropping cylinders right at the hit and can't get it to clean up.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink