Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 16:57 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
    9 Tony Schumacher                         4 Justin Ashley                
E3                   0.073  3.817 323.93     ****WINNER****  0.050  3.806 327.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.078  3.797 326.16      (S Langdon   ) 0.046  3.951 291.00
E1    (I Zetterstro) 0.081  3.801 322.37      (A Brown     ) 0.041  3.775 329.21
 Qualified:             #9  3.762 324.93                       #12  3.778 326.02

Weather conditions: air temperature 96 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Ashley is 7 - 5 against Schumacher in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his sixth final round this season and 25th of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                           2 Steve Torrence               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.089  3.777 329.40                     0.094  4.245 222.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Reed      ) 0.079  3.759 330.44      (B Torrence  ) 0.145  3.811 325.80
E1                   0.070  3.740 333.16      (K Baldwin   ) 0.108  3.756 333.21
 Qualified:             #7  3.752 323.74                        #3  3.721 332.03

Torrence is 20 - 11 against Millican in prior events.

Millican with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Ashley in the final. Millican is advancing to his third final this season and 25th of his career.

Torrence is up in smoke and pedaled, but was back up in smoke.

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