Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 18:36 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
    6 Antron Brown                          374 Austin Prock                 
E3                   0.045  3.689 329.72     ****WINNER****  0.045  3.681 326.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Massey    ) 0.053  3.699 328.04      (L Pruett    ) 0.026  3.737 324.18
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.072  3.684 330.54      (A Laughlin  ) 0.050  3.736 326.23
 Qualified:             #4  3.693 331.93                        #1  3.682 334.57

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 85 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,229 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.

Brown and Prock have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

They have identical reaction times and Prock has the lead as the go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Justin Ashley                           9 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  3.686 329.79                     0.040  3.723 323.79
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Kensley   ) 0.038  3.677 331.76      (B Force     ) 0.039  3.721 328.25
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.044  3.699 331.08      (S torrence  ) 0.052  3.730 322.79
 Qualified:            #10  3.766 330.86                       #11  3.788 312.57

Ashley is 7 - 5 against Langdon in prior events.

Ashley with a great light and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Prock in the final by 0.005 seconds.

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