Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 17:25 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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
    1 Steve Torrence                        474 Billy Torrence               
E4                   0.068  4.374 195.93     ****WINNER****  0.079  3.835 319.67
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Salinas   ) 0.063  3.805 324.59      (L Pritchett ) 0.094  3.769 322.96
E2    (P Dakin     ) 0.102  3.784 323.58      (D Kalitta   ) 0.091  3.801 321.12
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.070  3.746 325.77      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.084  3.793 326.08
 Qualified:             #5  3.708 327.90                        #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 114 degrees.

S. Torrence is 6 - 1 against B. Torrence in prior events and S. Torrence is 1 - 0 against B. Torrence in prior final rounds.

Steve with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke by 330 feet and Billy is straight down the groove with a good clean pass for the win. He wins his third this season and the fourth of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink