Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 17:53 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
 1211 Justin Ashley                           1 Steve Torrence               
E3                   0.078  3.728 325.77     ****WINNER****  0.037  3.752 326.24
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pruett    ) 0.061  3.777 320.36      (T Buff      ) 0.093  3.808 323.81
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.041  3.700 325.61      (K Kinsley   ) 0.063  3.736 325.45
 Qualified:            #12  5.659 115.47                        #2  3.731 330.39

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 5 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, track temperature 94 degrees.

Torrence is 2 - 0 against Ashley in prior events.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0174 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Billy Torrence                        123 Antron Brown                 
E3                   0.085  6.742  87.52     ****WINNER****  0.077  4.041 232.27
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.111  3.796 324.67      (C Millican  ) 0.063  3.761 325.61
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.094  3.777 325.22      (T Schumacher) 0.055  3.720 326.87
 Qualified:             #1  3.728 325.30                        #4  3.762 322.81

Brown is 5 - 3 against Torrence in prior events.

Brown with the slight starting line advantage...he has a hole out at the hit and then the car goes silent on the top end. Brown will give up lane choice to Steve Torrence in the final.

Torrence has holes out and the car goes silent early.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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