Sun, 26 Sep 2021, 12:06 PM Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Antron Brown 421 Spencer Massey
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 3.708 330.39 0.083 3.845 273.50
Qualified: #11 3.765 323.97 #6 3.721 327.74
Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 30.07
inches, adjusted altitude 1,322 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.Spencer Massey and Antron Brown are 16 - 16 against each other. When these two meet Spencer "leaves first" 61% of the time.
Brown with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Massey was
on a good pass until the car went silent on the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5050 Scott Palmer 3 Billy Torrence E1 0.095 3.767 323.58 ****WINNER**** 0.111 3.748 320.13 Qualified: #12 3.772 317.57 #5 3.717 330.96Billy Torrence has started from the top half of the field at 48 of his 70 races.
Scott Palmer's first TF race was at this track in 2002.
Torrence is 2 - 1 against Palmer in prior events.
Palmer with the starting line advantage, but Torrence had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree.
Palmer was with him all the way down the track and runs his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 18
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 317 T.J. Zizzo 745 Brittany Force E1 0.092 4.921 144.29 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.641 337.66 Qualified: #15 3.798 325.53 #2 3.663 330.39Brittany Force wins 64% of her first round races and that's her best winning percentage for any round.
T.J. Zizzo is making his 72nd start.
Zizzo and Force have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.
Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She runs the quickest pass of the event and the sixth fastest pass in the history of Top Fuel. She has a big top end speed to set the track record and the third fastest pass in the history of Top Fuel.
Zizzo drove into tire smoke early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 386 Kyle Wurtzel 7211 Mike Salinas E1 0.080 3.847 299.93 ****WINNER**** 0.069 3.843 244.69 Qualified: #16 3.809 316.82 #1 3.652 327.74Mike Salinas is 6 - 0 in rd. 1 when qualified first in the field.
Kyle Wurtzel's first TF race was at this event in 2014.
Salinas is 2 - 0 against Wurtzel in prior events.
Salinas with the starting line advantage and past half track it banged it and he was coasting and held on for the win.
Wurtzel was right there with him in the losing effort.
Mike Salinas' MOV: 0.0154 seconds
(approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 25 Clay Millican 777 Leah Pruett E1 0.081 3.883 253.80 ****WINNER**** 0.064 3.701 326.16 Qualified: #13 3.780 319.52 #4 3.714 326.00For her career Leah Pruett is 96 - 65 in rd. 1 (60%).
Clay Millican 5 - 18 in rd. 1 when he qualifies 13th.
Pruett is 11 - 8 against Millican in prior events.
Pruett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She runs her quickest pass of the weekend.
She will have lane choice over Billy Torrence in the next round.
Millican's car slowed on the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 333 Shawn Langdon 1 Steve Torrence E1 0.033 3.762 324.98 ****WINNER**** 0.056 3.669 329.42 Qualified: #14 3.787 322.42 #3 3.697 329.75For his career he wins 69% of his round 1 races.
Shawn Langdon is 6 - 5 against Torrence in the first round.
Torrence is 18 - 13 against Langdon in prior events.
Langdon with a great light, but Torrence has the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win and will have lane choice over Brown in the next round. Torrence with the win now has 400 round wins.
Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Josh Hart 7 Justin Ashley E1 ****WINNER**** 0.058 3.758 326.95 0.063 4.091 216.03 Qualified: #10 3.761 323.19 #7 3.730 328.70Josh Hart is 2 - 1 against Ashley.
Both of his wins came in the semi-final round of a race that Hart won (Gainesville and Charlotte).
Hart with the starting line advantage, but Ashley had the lead by time they went by the Christmas tree and the lead until just past half track. Ashley got real loose and Hart drove around him and takes the win.
Hart with his quickest pass of the
weekend, but will give up lane choice to Force in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Doug Kalitta 144 Tripp Tatum
E1 0.062 3.724 325.30 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.714 331.36
Qualified: #9 3.743 325.92 #8 3.731 319.22
Tripp Tatum is making his 8th start and his first from the top half of the field.Tripp Tatum is the 106th driver to race Doug Kalitta.
Kalitta with a slight starting line advantage and the lead until on the top end when Tatum chases him down and takes the win in a close one. Tripp Tatum's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Tatum with his quickest pass of the weekend and will have lane choice over Salinas in the next round.
Kalitta with his quickest pass in the losing
effort.
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