Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 17:54 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Tony Stewart                          389 Gary Pritchett               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.712 334.15                     0.047  3.761 330.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.077  3.742 320.74      (S Torrence  ) 0.028  3.715 333.91
 Qualified:             #7  3.694 333.91                       #15  3.750 329.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,857 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Gray Pritchett is #15. The last time the #15 TF qualifier won in Rd. 2 at this event was 1990.

Pritchett with a slight starting line advantage, but Stewart has the lead by the time they go 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
  333 Shawn Langdon                           6 Antron Brown                 
E2                   0.049 21.385  67.35     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.031 184.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hart      ) 0.053  3.690 332.92      (J Ashley    ) 0.043  3.696 331.53
 Qualified:             #4  3.653 331.45                       #12  3.725 318.09

Antron Brown is #12, the last time the #12 TF qualifier won in Rd. 2 at this event was 1988.

Antron is 13 - 5 against Langdon in Rd. 2 races.

Shawn is 3 - 2 against Antron this year.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but lost traction and pedaled it a couple times to get th win.

Langdon was up in smoke right at the hit and pedaled it. When he pedaled it it blew the burst panels out and he rolled to stop at the finish line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Kalitta                          616 Jasmine Salinas              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  3.640 333.82                     0.090  8.758  83.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (I Zetterstro) 0.071  3.688 336.23      (S Reed      ) 0.066  3.691 330.07
 Qualified:             #3  3.650 334.98                       #11  3.723 332.43

Kalitta is 2 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his career quickest pass for the win. He will have lane choice Stewart in the semifinal.

The championship chase continues to the semifinals.

Salinas is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                           7 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.089  3.689 331.85     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.698 331.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.043  3.654 336.49      (K Baldwin   ) 0.065  3.697 335.65
 Qualified:             #9  3.700 331.36                        #1  3.643 336.65

Force is 17 - 15 against Millican in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. She will have lane choice over Brown in the semifinal.

millican with a great pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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