Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 16:58 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                          777 Leah Pruett                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  3.737 324.18                     0.066  3.764 275.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.050  3.736 326.23      (J Hart      ) 0.047  3.888 229.84
 Qualified:             #1  3.682 334.57                        #8  3.731 304.18

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,426 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Prock is 5 - 3 against Pruett in prior events.

Prock with a great light and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                          421 Spencer Massey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.699 328.04                     0.038  3.879 263.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.072  3.684 330.54      (M Salinas   ) 0.104  3.783 319.47
 Qualified:             #4  3.693 331.93                       #12  3.789 324.93

Brown is 17 - 16 against Massey in prior events.

Massey with the starting line advantage, but Brown chases him down for the win. He will have lane choice over Prock in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Justin Ashley                         448 Kebin Kinsley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  3.677 331.76                     0.097  5.132 149.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.044  3.699 331.08      (C Millican  ) 0.030  3.799 322.97
 Qualified:            #10  3.766 330.86                       #15  3.855 315.21

This is the first time Ashley and Kinsley have faced each other in eliminations.

Ashley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Asheley with the quickest pass of the round.

Kinsley started to lose traction.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Brittany Force                          9 Shawn Langdon                
E2                   0.097  3.676 332.96     ****WINNER****  0.039  3.721 328.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hull      ) 0.053  3.722 336.30      (S torrence  ) 0.052  3.730 322.79
 Qualified:             #3  3.689 335.75                       #11  3.788 312.57

Force is 12 - 7 against Langdon in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the win He will give up lane choice in the semifinal to Ashley.

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