Sun, 02 May 2021, 13:50 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7211 Mike Salinas                          333 Shawn Langdon                
E2                  -0.069  3.789 322.73     ****WINNER****  0.075  3.917 258.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Morrison  ) 0.156  3.785 324.67      (L Pruett    ) 0.025  4.048 294.43
 Qualified:             #3  3.841 317.05                       #11  4.783 154.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,442 feet.

Salinas and Langdon have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Salinas goes red to give Langdon the win. Langdon started hazing the tires on the top end and clicked it of for the win. Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Salinas with a great pass on the red light loss.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Antron Brown                            3 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.811 321.42                     0.095  3.820 322.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.065  3.793 317.19                     0.107  3.784 326.32
 Qualified:             #8  4.331 191.76                        #1  3.815 323.43

Brown is 7 - 3 against Torrence in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0478 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Brittany Force                         77 Josh Hart                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.755 328.54                     0.053  3.820 321.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.086  3.768 330.63      (A Allen     ) 0.108  3.811 319.37
 Qualified:             #5  3.856 314.90                        #4  3.844 319.98

This is the first time Force and Hart have faced each other in eliminations.

Hart with the starting line advantage, but Force has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Force runs low E.T. of round two, she will have lane choice over Brown in semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Justin Ashley                           1 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.039  3.791 321.50     ****WINNER****  0.053  3.772 324.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.057  3.746 323.12      (B Hull      ) 0.089  3.769 327.03
 Qualified:             #7  4.104 231.28                        #2  3.817 323.66

Torrence is 3 - 0 against Ashley in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has that made up by 330 feet and takes the win in a close one. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Steve torrence will have lane choice over Langdon in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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