Sun, 19 May 2024, 14:36 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                           2 Steve Torrence               
E2                   0.088  3.894 312.21     ****WINNER****  0.116  3.854 325.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wurtzel   ) 0.100  4.028 244.52      (B Torrence  ) 0.065  3.838 325.85
 Qualified:             #2  3.746 332.84                        #7  3.776 336.65

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,586 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Torrence is 18 - 9 against Millican in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage and the lead until Torrence chases him down on the top end. Torrence gets the win is a great drag race. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0129 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                            4 Justin Ashley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.891 315.93                     0.049  5.081 163.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.055  4.113 249.49      (D Kalitta   ) 0.044  3.827 320.20
 Qualified:             #6  3.775 331.36                       #14  3.831 320.05

Brown is 8 - 7 against Ashley in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke and clicked it off. Brown kept it hooked up to take the win. He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  182 Dan Mercier                           317 T.J. Zizzo                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095  3.842 310.05                     0.130  3.930 264.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.097  3.876 311.41      (T Stewart   ) 0.087  3.805 329.42
 Qualified:             #9  3.779 325.14                        #1  3.735 331.77

This is the first time Mercier and Zizzo have faced each other in eliminations.

Mercier with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Zizzo drove into tire smoke to end his great weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  716 Shawn Reed                            333 Shawn Langdon                
E2                   0.074  4.137 247.02     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.866 323.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hart      ) 0.084  3.948 288.15      (C Krohn     ) 0.071  3.801 324.83
 Qualified:             #5  3.772 324.51                        #4  3.771 332.10

Langdon is 1 - 0 against Reed in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Reed started to haze the tires and clicked it off. Langdon will give up lane choice to Mercier in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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