Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 17:03 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Steve Torrence                        474 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.070  3.731 332.43                     0.084  4.294 189.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hyde      ) 0.092  3.723 333.74      (S Langdon   ) 0.052  3.719 332.43
 Qualified:             #2  3.641 335.65                        #7  3.682 336.74

S. Torrence is 15 - 4 against B. Torrence in prior events.

Son gets away first and gets the easy win, as Father shakes the tires loose and slows.

Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.125, 660ft-3.002/289.69 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Justin Ashley                           3 Austin Prock                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  3.735 330.88                     0.065  3.774 319.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Force     ) 0.064  3.715 333.74                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #8  3.682 334.73                        #1  3.636 332.92

Ashley is 10 - 1 against Prock in prior events.

Ashley gets the starting line advantage and out runs Prock.

Justin Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.005/290.57 mph.
Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.133, 660ft-3.019/284.56 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Doug Kalitta                            7 Josh Hart                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  3.733 333.99                     0.027  3.823 328.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Mercier   ) 0.068  3.706 333.91      (M Salinas   ) 0.047  3.848 328.54
 Qualified:             #5  3.666 333.25                       #13  3.742 329.50

Kalitta is 5 - 3 against Hart in prior events.

Hart gets a big lead at the green, Kalitta drives on by for the win.

Kalitta keeps lane choice over Ashley next round by 0.002.

Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.010/293.15 mph.
Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.888 sec., 330ft-2.194, 660ft-3.082/285.35 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Antron Brown                          777 Leah Pruett                  
E2                   0.041  5.134 155.06     ****WINNER****  0.085  4.138 263.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.052  3.697 333.74      (T Schumacher) 0.056  3.708 331.53
 Qualified:             #3  3.663 335.82                        #6  3.674 336.40

Brown is 19 - 18 against Pruett in prior events.

Two broken passes and Pruett gets out in front and stays there.

Steve Torrance will have lane choice next round.\

1:58 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

E-mail rick@fastnews.net for information about supporting these reports.