Sun, 24 Mar 2024, 17:16 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 64th annual NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Tony Schumacher                       474 Billy Torrence               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.069  3.742 330.47                     0.110  3.786 317.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.056  3.774 327.03      (D Kalitta   ) 0.085  3.736 331.20
E1    (T Totten    ) 0.104  3.752 329.83      (J Hart      ) 0.094  3.716 335.98
 Qualified:             #2  3.735 331.85                        #3  3.745 330.47

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,729 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Torrence is 6 - 3 against Schumacher in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage and ever trailed for the win. Torrence dropped a cylinder early, but stayed with it.

Schumacher is going to his 158th final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brittany Force                          4 Justin Ashley                
E3                   0.076  4.626 216.13     ****WINNER****  0.050  4.190 296.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Millican  ) 0.510  3.723 333.99      (S Torrence  ) 0.057  3.706 334.65
E1                   0.072  3.714 336.91      (S Reed      ) 0.035  3.831 317.87
 Qualified:             #1  3.711 335.73                        #5  3.753 329.18

Ashley is 7 - 2 against Force in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage and they both lose traction, but Ashley gets it to hook up enough for the wi. He will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the final. He is advancing to his 20th final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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