Sun, 19 May 2024, 17:56 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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                          333 Shawn Langdon                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.050  3.838 324.75                     0.066  3.869 322.04
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Torrence  ) 0.056  3.894 312.28      (D Mercier   ) 0.130  3.764 326.87
E2    (J Ashley    ) 0.068  3.891 315.93      (S Reed      ) 0.060  3.866 323.58
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.055  4.113 249.49      (C Krohn     ) 0.071  3.801 324.83
 Qualified:             #6  3.775 331.36                        #4  3.771 332.10

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,660 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Brown is 30 - 26 against Langdon in prior events and each has won 3 times against the other in final rounds.

Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. This was a good looking side-by-side drag race.

Brown wins his 75th career Wally including his Pro Stock Motorcycle wins.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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