Sun, 19 May 2024, 16:20 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 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
    6 Antron Brown                            2 Steve Torrence               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.894 312.28                     0.068  5.467 183.69
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ashley    ) 0.068  3.891 315.93      (C Millican  ) 0.116  3.854 325.53
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.055  4.113 249.49      (B Torrence  ) 0.065  3.838 325.85
 Qualified:             #6  3.775 331.36                        #7  3.776 336.65

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,734 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Brown is 38 - 25 against Torrence in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown is advancing to his 136th final round including Pro Stock Motorcycle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  182 Dan Mercier                           333 Shawn Langdon                
E3                   0.084  4.972 146.05     ****WINNER****  0.130  3.764 326.87
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Zizzo     ) 0.095  3.842 310.05      (S Reed      ) 0.060  3.866 323.58
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.097  3.876 311.41      (C Krohn     ) 0.071  3.801 324.83
 Qualified:             #9  3.779 325.14                        #4  3.771 332.10

Langdon is 1 - 0 against Mercier in prior events.

Mercier with the starting liner advantage but lost traction and clicked it off. Langdon launched hard and kept it hooked up to make a great pass. He will have lane choice in the final. He is advancing to his third final round this season and the 41st final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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