Sun, 03 Nov 2024, 14:27 PM Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1777 Travis Shumake 716 Shawn Reed E1 0.095 3.798 324.20 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.726 320.58 Qualified: #9 3.724 323.12 #8 3.715 327.74Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,851 feet.
This is the quickest Top Fuel field ever at this event. Previous quickest field here was 3.835 in 2014.
Shawn Reed's last 5 runs in eliminations have averaged 3.759. Travis Shumake's 3.724 & 323.12 in qualifying were both career bests. This is the first time Shumake and Reed have faced each other in eliminations.
Reed with the
starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 421 Spencer Massey 4 Justin Ashley E1 0.053 3.735 323.66 ****WINNER**** 0.044 3.711 329.67 Qualified: #10 3.728 324.12 #7 3.705 331.94Justin Ashley "leaves first" 76% of the time. Spencer Massey "leaves first" 77% of the time.
This is the first time Massey and Ashley have faced each other in eliminations.
Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,851 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.
Ashley with the starting line advantage
and was straight down the groove for the win. Justin Ashley's MOV: 0.0338 seconds (approximately 16
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Antron Brown 14 Tony Stewart
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.053 3.724 330.39 0.072 3.735 328.94
Qualified: #11 3.735 323.27 #6 3.703 332.59
Tony Stewart was in the final quad at this track earlier this year. In his last six races Antron
Brown is 3 - 3 in Rd. 1 (His average winning time in those races is 3.755 and his average losing time
is 4.559).Brown and Stewart have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.
Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0308 seconds (approximately 15 feet).
Stewart's engine let go right in the lights with a quick
fireball.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Brittany Force 77 Josh Hart
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.721 329.26 0.056 4.133 209.07
Qualified: #1 3.660 334.98 #16 3.801 328.46
Brittany Force has qualified #1 50 times (prior to this event) and won the race 5 times. The #16 TF qualifier hasn't won a round this year.
Force is 12 - 4 against Hart in prior events.
Hart with a slight starting line advantage, but Force had the lead by the time they went by the
Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 616 Jasmine Salinas 333 Shawn Langdon E1 0.106 3.744 329.91 ****WINNER**** 0.065 3.680 330.55 Qualified: #15 3.791 329.34 #2 3.672 328.30Shawn Langdon "leaves first" 66% of the time overall and 69% of the time in Rd. 1. Jasmine Salinas is 0 - 6 in her last 6 starts.
Langdon is 1 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.
Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Langdon runs low E.T. of round one. He will have lane choice over Ashley in the next round.
Salinas with her quickest pass of the
weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Doug Kalitta 39 Ida Zetterstrom
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.092 3.861 315.42 0.084 7.019 82.30
Qualified: #3 3.674 334.57 #14 3.786 324.12
Doug Kalitta's last 5 races include a DNQ and 3 Rd. 1 losses. All 6 of Ida Zetterstrom's losses have been against current or former Top Fuel World Champions.
This is the first time Kalitta and Zetterstrom have faced each other in eliminations.
Zetterstrom with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke and she pedals it. The car is back up in smoke and clicked it off.
Kalitta had a hole out right at the hit, then started mixing up cylinders all the way down the
track. He was skating around on the top end and gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Brown
in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Steve Torrence 9 Tony Schumacher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.108 3.700 335.07 0.082 3.738 325.61
Qualified: #4 3.676 333.74 #13 3.769 328.46
Steve Torrence is 4 - 3 against Tony Schumacher in Rd. 1. In their 45 races Tony Schumacher has
"left first" 27 times.Torrence is 25 - 20 against Schumacher in prior events.
Schumacher with
the starting line advantage, but Torrence chased him down around the 1/8 mile mark and took the win
in a close one. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 51 Clay Millican 474 Billy Torrence E1 ****WINNER**** 0.091 3.727 325.45 0.084 3.741 329.58 Qualified: #5 3.700 324.75 #12 3.743 330.80Clay Millican wins 68% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. This is the 101st start for Billy Torrence.
Torrence is 5 - 4 against Millican in prior events.
Torrence with the starting
line advantage, but Millican has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails
from there on for the win in a close one. Clay Millican's MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 4
feet). He will give up lane choice to Steve Torrence in the next round.
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