Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 18:27 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
    6 Antron Brown                           77 Josh Hart                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.725 324.44                     0.061  3.717 331.20
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R August Jr ) 0.090  3.805 318.99      (K Baldwin   ) 0.118  3.746 314.75
E1    (J Ashley    ) 0.067  3.704 333.82      (D Kalitta   ) 0.068  3.801 320.28
 Qualified:             #7  3.696 329.26                       #11  3.712 311.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,675 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Brown with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                            2 Brittany Force               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.072  3.642 335.48                     0.069  3.676 337.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pruett    ) 0.054  3.704 329.18      (C Millican  ) 0.080  3.687 334.24
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.055  3.711 329.34      (S Chrisman  ) 0.059  3.701 334.90
 Qualified:             #5  3.689 330.31                        #1  3.641 338.94

Prock is 5 - 4 against Force in prior events.

Force with the slight starting line advantage, but Prock had the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He never trails from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Brown in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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