Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 15:29 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brittany Force                          9 Tony Schumacher              
E2                   0.104  3.790 332.27     ****WINNER****  0.078  3.797 326.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hyde      ) 0.035  3.766 334.55      (I Zetterstro) 0.081  3.801 322.37
 Qualified:             #1  3.667 338.19                        #9  3.762 324.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,154 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

In the 23 meetings between Force & Schumacher Tony has "left first" 17 times.

Schumacher is 14 - 9 against Force in prior events.

Schumacher with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole-shot win. Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0190 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Torrence                        474 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.145  3.811 325.80                     0.117  5.491 121.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Baldwin   ) 0.108  3.756 333.21                     0.083  3.773 329.48
 Qualified:             #3  3.721 332.03                        #6  3.743 318.13

Steve Torrence is 145 - 88 (62.2%) in Rd. 2 for his career and 8 - 6 in Rd. 2 this year (57%).

S. Torrence is 18 - 5 against B. Torrence in prior events.

Billy with the starting line advantage and started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Steve is straight down the groove with a good pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                         716 Shawn Reed                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.759 330.44                     0.078  3.775 324.98
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.070  3.740 333.16      (T Stewart   ) 0.051  3.753 318.97
 Qualified:             #7  3.752 323.74                        #2  3.676 330.71

Shawn Reed has won 3 rounds in his last 2 races. He had won 3 rounds in his previous 18 races.

Reed with tick on the tree, Millican has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the round and will have lane choice over Steve Torrence in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Shawn Langdon                           4 Justin Ashley                
E2                   0.045  4.274 228.21     ****WINNER****  0.046  3.951 291.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.126  3.724 332.20      (A Brown     ) 0.041  3.775 329.21
 Qualified:             #4  3.727 328.61                       #12  3.778 326.02

This is the 700th round for Shawn Langdon

Shawn Langdon is 4 - 2 against Justin Ashley this year. Ashley is 11 - 9 against Langdon in prior events.

Langdon with a tick advantage on the tree, but starts to lose traction and pedals it. He doesn't get i to hook up. He has a blower explosion right in the lights. Ashley starts to smoke the tires, but stays with it for the win. He will give up lane choice to Steve Torrence in the semifinal.

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