Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 19:43 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 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
  374 Austin Prock                            6 Antron Brown                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.641 336.23                     0.052  3.701 320.74
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Force     ) 0.072  3.642 335.48      (J Hart      ) 0.053  3.725 324.44
E2    (L Pruett    ) 0.054  3.704 329.18      (R August Jr ) 0.090  3.805 318.99
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.055  3.711 329.34      (J Ashley    ) 0.067  3.704 333.82
 Qualified:             #5  3.689 330.31                        #7  3.696 329.26

Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,528 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Prock is 3 - 2 against Brown in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Brown with a tick advantage on the tree, but Prock had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree. He never trailed from there on for the win. Prock runs his career quickest pass for the win. Prock wins his second Wally this season and the third in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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