Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 13:24 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Josh Hart                             777 Leah Pruett                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.790 325.37                     0.002  3.897 318.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hull      ) 0.062  3.810 322.04      (J Morrison  ) 0.077  3.933 253.37
 Qualified:             #4  3.755 325.22                        #5  3.755 322.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,547 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

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

Pruett with a near perfect light, but Hart chases her down by half track and takes the win. Josh Hart's MOV: 0.0523 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Brittany Force                         40 Alex Laughlin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.101  3.759 325.53                     0.091  8.621  84.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.070  3.702 332.34      (J Ashley    ) 0.095  3.878 304.94
 Qualified:             #1  3.684 334.57                        #8  3.771 317.19

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

Laughlin with the slight starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. He pedals it and is back up in smoke, the car makes a quick move toward the centerline and gets real close to the centerline.

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up all the way down the track with a great looking pass. She will have lane choice over Hart in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Billy Torrence                          2 Doug Kalitta                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  6.641 217.70                     0.065  6.840 168.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Tatum     ) 0.077  3.741 326.95      (K Baldwin   ) 0.108  3.794 319.75
 Qualified:             #6  3.756 324.75                        #3  3.751 317.05

Torrence and Kalitta have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. Torrence is up in smoke right at the hit. They both pedal their cars. Torrence is back up smoke and pedaled it at least three times. Kalitta was back up in smoke and just stayed with it, smoking the tires all the way down the tack. Torrence was able to grab the lead by half track and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                       7129 Greg Carrillo                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.744 323.35                     0.090  3.948 278.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.056  3.716 325.37      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.100  3.839 270.81
 Qualified:             #2  3.688 329.50                        #7  3.769 320.20

This is the first time Torrence and Carrillo have faced each other in eliminations.

Torrence with the starting line advantage and was straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the round for the win.

Carrillo with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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