Sun, 02 Oct 2022, 14:34 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Torrence                         51 Clay Millican                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.098  3.763 327.35                     0.074  3.806 283.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hull      ) 0.080  3.715 330.15      (A Brown     ) 0.052  5.829 200.32
 Qualified:             #1  3.655 327.43                        #8  3.703 334.24

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.24 inches, adjusted altitude 1,308 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Torrence is 16 - 9 against Millican in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage and then the engine went silent around 800 feet. Torrence was able to drive by him in the lights for the win. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0191 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Josh Hart                            7211 Mike Salinas                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  3.768 329.10                     0.064  3.766 328.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.071  3.696 334.65      (J Ashley    ) 0.080  3.946 278.23
 Qualified:             #2  3.667 333.33                       #10  3.710 330.72

Hart and Salinas have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Hart with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Josh Hart's MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Brittany Force                         10 Doug Kalitta                 
E2                   0.079  3.833 322.81     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.768 324.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prock     ) 0.150  3.665 338.43      (D Foley     ) 0.054  3.901 282.42
 Qualified:             #5  3.685 335.48                        #4  3.684 334.32

Force is 16 - 15 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Kalitta dropped a cylinder on the top end, but gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the semifinal by 0.005 seconds.

Force had a cylinder out right at the hit and never got it to clean up.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  356 Tony Schumacher                         9 Shawn Langdon                
E2                   0.088  9.253  65.40     ****WINNER****  0.057  3.760 322.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Pruett    ) 0.061  3.701 332.02      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.072  3.760 328.70
 Qualified:             #6  3.694 326.79                        #3  3.679 329.02

Schumacher is 17 - 14 against Langdon in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Langdon kept it hooked up, he appeared to drop a cylinder right in the lights. He still has the quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over Hart in the semifinal by 0.008 seconds.

Schumacher is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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