Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 16:59 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  725 Krista Baldwin                         77 Josh Hart                    
E2                   0.097  4.015 234.78     ****WINNER****  0.118  3.746 314.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Salinas   ) 0.092  4.309 192.88      (D Kalitta   ) 0.068  3.801 320.28
 Qualified:            #14  3.863 306.95                       #11  3.712 311.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,754 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Baldwin with the starting line advantage, but Hart has the difference made up by 100 feet. Baldwin starts mix up cylinders and clicked it off early.

Hart starts to drift out of the groove over toward the centerline, but he holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7727 Ron August                              6 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.106  3.890 315.56     ****WINNER****  0.090  3.805 318.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.119  3.903 316.67      (J Ashley    ) 0.067  3.704 333.82
 Qualified:            #15  3.886 315.71                        #7  3.696 329.26

Brown is 1 - 0 against August in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for th win. He dropped a cylinder early, but kept it hooked up for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hart in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                           2 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.062  3.864 283.97     ****WINNER****  0.080  3.687 334.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.055  3.746 282.84      (S Chrisman  ) 0.059  3.701 334.90
 Qualified:             #9  3.705 331.04                        #1  3.641 338.94

Millican and Force have each won 11 times against the other in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage, but Force has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win.

Millican has a hole out right at the hit, the engine let go with a quick flash of flames.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                           374 Austin Prock                 
E2                   0.044  3.721 324.20     ****WINNER****  0.054  3.704 329.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.067  4.959 150.20      (S Langdon   ) 0.055  3.711 329.34
 Qualified:             #4  3.669 329.67                        #5  3.689 330.31

Prock is 6 - 3 against Pruett in prior events.

Pruett with the starting line advantage, but Prock has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win in a close one. Austin Prock's MOV: 0.0079 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will give up lane choice to Force in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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