Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 12:32 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Doug Kalitta                          777 Leah Pritchett               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.745 329.50                     0.063  7.343  87.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.058  3.905 326.95      (C Karamesine) 0.081  5.466 123.42
 Qualified:            #10  3.773 323.35                        #2  3.714 331.20

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 2,316 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Kalitta is 13 - 7 against Pritchett in prior events.

Kalitta with a couple ticks on the tree and never trailed as Pritchett is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Kalitta is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                           1 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.059  4.170 216.58     ****WINNER****  0.051  3.742 329.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.061  3.759 328.38      (L Joon      ) 0.072  3.741 327.82
 Qualified:             #8  3.764 322.11                        #1  3.711 325.53

Torrence is 12 - 9 against Millican in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Millican starts to smoke the tires early and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1211 Justin Ashley                         374 Austin Prock                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040  3.773 323.58                     0.061  3.759 328.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Salinas   ) 0.041  3.778 298.40      (R Crampton  ) 0.056  3.725 329.02
 Qualified:            #12  3.831 319.67                       #13  3.850 316.15

Ashley with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Justin Ashley's MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                          5 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.078  3.737 326.48     ****WINNER****  0.066  3.747 328.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dakin     ) 0.243  3.780 327.03      (S Smith     ) 0.110  3.698 329.42
 Qualified:             #6  3.755 325.92                        #3  3.730 321.04

Force is 2 - 1 against Torrence in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one.

Torrence had the lead early and all the way down the track until right in the lights when Force gets the win. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

Force will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the semifinal by 0.002 seconds.

Torrence runs low E.T. of the round in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink