Sun, 02 May 2021, 15:24 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
  333 Shawn Langdon                           1 Steve Torrence               
E3                   0.054  4.342 193.71     ****WINNER****  0.067  4.009 244.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Salinas   ) 0.075  3.917 258.52      (J Ashley    ) 0.053  3.772 324.67
E1    (L Pruett    ) 0.025  4.048 294.43      (B Hull      ) 0.089  3.769 327.03
 Qualified:            #11  4.783 154.79                        #2  3.817 323.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,807 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Torrence is 16 - 13 against Langdon in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage, but then goes up in smoke. torrence started to haze the tires on the top end, but holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Brittany Force                          5 Antron Brown                 
E3                   0.073  3.785 323.89     ****WINNER****  0.045  3.786 320.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hart      ) 0.073  3.755 328.54      (B Torrence  ) 0.057  3.811 321.42
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.086  3.768 330.63      (D Kalitta   ) 0.065  3.793 317.19
 Qualified:             #5  3.856 314.90                        #8  4.331 191.76

Brown is 17 - 11 against Force in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He will have lane choice over Torrence in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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