Mon, 24 May 2021, 15:40 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                          2 Doug Kalitta                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.054  4.001 260.06                     0.052  5.706 168.26
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Millican  ) 0.065  3.703 323.81      (S Langdon   ) 0.074  3.997 272.06
E2                   0.247  3.711 327.66      (A Brown     ) 0.056  3.778 291.57
E1    (M King      ) 0.063  4.047 261.07      (B Force     ) 0.045  3.765 281.01
 Qualified:             #1  3.727 326.48                        #9  4.548 168.68

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,947 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Torrence is 19 - 17 against Kalitta in prior events and Torrence is 6 - 3 against Kalitta in prior final rounds.

Kalitta with a couple ticks on the tree, but is up in smoke right at the hit, he pedals it.

Torrence starts to haze the tires in the middle of the track, but holds on for the win.

Torrence wins his third Wally this season and the 43rd of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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