Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 16:17 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   5 Billy Torrence               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.111  3.796 324.67
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (C Ferre     ) 0.094  3.777 325.22
 Qualified:                                                       #1  3.728 325.30

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 5 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, track temperature 102 degrees.

Torrence with the bye.

He is straight down the groove with a nice pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  497 Troy Buff                               1 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.137  4.117 215.07     ****WINNER****  0.093  3.808 323.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Maroney   ) 0.088  3.844 309.77      (K Kinsley   ) 0.063  3.736 325.45
 Qualified:             #8  4.123 218.97                        #2  3.731 330.39

Torrence is 7 - 0 against Buff in prior events.

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

Buff around half track the car made a quick move toward the wall, he got real close to the wall, but didn't touch it.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1211 Justin Ashley                         777 Leah Pruett                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.777 320.36                     0.091  3.810 321.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.041  3.700 325.61      (C Karamesine) 0.116  3.753 317.64
 Qualified:            #12  5.659 115.47                        #6  3.791 322.04

Ashley is 1 - 0 against Pruett in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of round two. Justin Ashley's MOV: 0.0633 seconds (approximately 30 feet). He will have lane choice over Steve Torrence in the semifinal..

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Clay Millican                         123 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.066  3.881 268.65     ****WINNER****  0.063  3.761 325.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.076  3.740 324.36      (T Schumacher) 0.055  3.720 326.87
 Qualified:            #10  5.002 141.88                        #4  3.762 322.81

Brown is 26 - 4 against Millican in prior events.

Brown with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown runs low E.T. of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Billy Torrence in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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