Sun, 04 Oct 2020, 15:45 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, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Terry McMillen                          5 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.082  3.714 323.50     ****WINNER****  0.075  3.717 327.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Paton     ) 0.076  3.777 325.53      (C Karamesine) 0.088  3.738 322.81
 Qualified:             #2  3.715 319.45                        #7  4.022 322.50

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 30.26 inches, adjusted altitude 546 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Torrence is 6 - 3 against McMillen in prior events.

torrence with a slight starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  317 T.J. Zizzo                              2 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.093  3.754 324.83     ****WINNER****  0.066  3.709 321.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Novelli   ) 0.117  3.757 325.92      (S Langdon   ) 0.024  3.731 328.22
 Qualified:             #4  3.755 327.74                        #5  3.913 325.22

Kalitta is 3 - 1 against Zizzo in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He was straight down the groove, the chutes were late coming out but did come out anc blossom. He got the car stopped and made the turn.

Zizzo with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                            1 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.059  3.733 322.58     ****WINNER****  0.059  3.710 326.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ashley    ) 0.053  3.733 328.06      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.077  3.687 329.50
 Qualified:             #3  3.720 326.95                        #6  3.924 327.82

Brown is 30 - 14 against Torrence in prior events.

They have identical reaction times and then it was Torrence with the lead and the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0234 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

He will have lane choice over his father in the semifinal by 0.007 seconds.

Brown bang the blower on the top end with a quick flash of flames. The word id there is oil in Brown's lane. Antron Brown was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  356 Tony Schumacher                       777 Leah Pruett                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071  3.750 291.13                     0.060 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Kinsley   ) 0.098  3.754 316.67      (P Dakin     ) 0.037  3.676 328.38
 Qualified:             #1  3.680 332.92                        #9  4.310 249.07

Schumacher is 10 - 8 against Pruett in prior events.

Pruett with the starting line advantage, Schumacher had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Pruett was out in front at 330 feet, but then her car bowed up and the car broke right in front of the capsule. The car went air borne, the chutes were out and came down hard in the other lane. She is out of the car immediately and waveing at the crowd. The word she is okay.

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