Sun, 15 Oct 2023, 15:28 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, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7211 Mike Salinas                           51 Clay Millican                
E2                   0.115  3.669 331.30     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.709 333.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.072  3.689 335.77      (J Ashley    ) 0.059  3.789 269.53
 Qualified:             #3  3.655 333.73                       #11  3.687 334.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 30.21 inches, adjusted altitude 1,119 feet, track temperature 107 degrees

Salinas is 15 - 7 against Millican in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                            10 Doug Kalitta                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.697 331.52                     0.038  4.319 174.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.060  3.678 333.90      (J Hart      ) 0.052  3.689 329.74
 Qualified:             #7  3.665 333.63                        #2  3.642 334.70

Kalitta is 21 - 11 against Pruett in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage, but starts to haze the tires and pedals it. Pruett launched hard and kept it hooked up for the win. She will have lane choice over Millican in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                        421 Spencer Massey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.713 332.94                     0.049  3.752 327.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.072  3.664 335.42      (B Force     ) 0.045  3.719 327.58
 Qualified:             #5  3.660 334.57                       #13  3.723 327.49

Torrence is 1 - 0 against Massey in prior events.

Massey with the starting line advantage, but Torrence chase him down by the 1/8th mile and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Steve Torrence                          2 Antron Brown                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  3.684 333.19                     0.042  3.736 311.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hall      ) 0.062  3.664 333.21      (A Prock     ) 0.040  3.682 329.00
 Qualified:             #1  3.636 336.62                        #9  3.679 335.62

Brown is 38 - 24 against Torrence in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but Torrence chases him down on the tope end for the win. He will have lane choice over his father in the semifinal.

Brown used up an engine in a losing effort.

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