Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 15:30 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                         1211 Justin Ashley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.721 326.87                     0.046 10.031  78.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.072  3.729 326.95      (S Palmer    ) 0.031  3.717 312.21
 Qualified:            #13  3.786 324.44                        #5  3.707 322.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,472 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

This is the first time Brown and Ashley have faced each other in eliminations.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. He clicks it off.

Brown is straight down the groove for the win, he runs quicker than his first round win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                        333 Shawn Langdon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.143  4.570 203.31                     0.066  5.170 216.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Maroney   ) 0.095  3.717 325.69      (C Millican  ) 0.069  3.717 321.65
 Qualified:             #2  3.671 326.48                        #7  3.733 325.45

Langdon is 13 - 12 against Torrence in prior events.

They make a lane swap as they pull in to stage.

Langdon with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and was off the throttle. Torrence starts to haze the tires, so Langdon gets back on throttle. Torrence pedals it a couple times and gets it to hook up just enough to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Brittany Force                          2 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.106  3.685 334.15     ****WINNER****  0.074  3.695 325.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Totten    ) 0.078  3.643 337.92      (S Reed      ) 0.051  3.711 330.07
 Qualified:             #1  3.670 327.11                        #8  3.740 323.50

Force is 14 - 12 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Kalitta will have lane choice over Brown in the semifinal.

Force with low E.T. of the round in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                             5 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.205  3.688 324.20     ****WINNER****  0.100  3.703 328.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.081  3.654 331.12      (A Prock     ) 0.084  3.683 322.73
 Qualified:             #3  3.680 328.06                        #6  3.714 328.14

Torrence is 2 - 1 against Pruett in prior events.

Torrence with starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. He will have lane choice over his son in the semifinal.

Pruett with the second quickest pass of the round in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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