Sun, 02 Nov 2025, 16:38 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Langdon                           3 Justin Ashley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.738 333.33                     0.041  3.779 332.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.081  5.183 222.36      (J Hart      ) 0.042  5.667 119.55
 Qualified:             #3  3.715 336.57                        #6  3.744 333.41

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 4,031 feet.

Ashley is 16 - 12 against Langdon in prior events.

Ashley with the starting advantage, but Langdon chased him down just past the 1/8th mile mark and takes the win in a great drag race. Shawn Langdon's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tony Schumacher                        14 Tony Stewart                 
E2                   0.065  3.808 319.90     ****WINNER****  0.069  3.778 328.38
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Reed      ) 0.077  3.794 335.32      (D Mercier   ) 0.067  3.856 293.22
 Qualified:            #11  3.900 305.63                        #5  3.741 330.72

Stewart is 2 - 0 against Schumacher in prior events.

Schumacher with a slight starting line advantage, but Stewart has the lead just past half track and holds on for the win. Schumacher started to spin on the top end and drop cylinders.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Clay Millican                           5 Brittany Force               
E2                   0.097  4.074 225.79     ****WINNER****  0.070  3.764 335.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.077  3.750 333.74                     0.084  3.758 337.24
 Qualified:             #8  3.758 328.62                        #1  3.697 338.85

Force is 19 - 18 against Millican in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. she will have lane choice over Stewart in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Doug Kalitta                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  3.757 328.54     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Passey    ) 0.080  3.743 338.00   
 Qualified:             #2  3.711 337.24                     Bye

Kalitta with the bye here. Kalitta can clinch the championship today if he wins the race.

Kalitta with good clean pass on the bye, but will give up lane choice to Langdon in the semifinal.

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