Sun, 06 May 2012, 11:48 AM
Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 32nd
annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
21 Terry McMillen 99 Khalid alBalooshi
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 4.086 268.81 0.080 4.401 235.19
Qualified: #9 3.876 317.27 #8 3.873 315.12
Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.25
inches, adjusted altitude 3,099 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.McMillen is 1 - 0 against
alBalooshi in prior events. McMillen is out of the gate first and drops a cylkinder right at the
hit. alBalooshi had the difference made up byt the time they went by the Christmas tree and the
lead at 330 feet, but then the car went up in smoke and he pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook
up. McMillen got the lead back just before half track and then the engine started eating itself
and there was a quick flash of flame, but still gets the win. This is only McMillen's second round
win and they both have come at the expense of alBalooshi.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
12 Bob Vandergriff 44 David Grubnic
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.919 317.72 0.072 4.043 245.40
Qualified: #10 3.877 316.97 #7 3.872 318.09
Grubnic is 8 - 6 against Vandergriff in prior events. Vandergriff with the starting line
advantage, but Grubnic had the lead right off the starting line and then lead until just past 660
feet when it started to drop cylinders. Vandergriff drove by him to take the win at his home
track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1236 Hillary Will 6 Brandon Bernstein
E1 0.081 3.963 299.86 ****WINNER**** 0.089 3.842 320.51
Qualified: #11 3.885 301.74 #6 3.851 316.60
Bernstein is 5 - 2 against Will in prior events. Will with the slight starting line advantage
and then dropped a cylinder right at the hit. Bernstein had the difference made up right at the
hit and then he runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
373 J.R. Todd 475 Steve Torrence
E1 0.068 3.859 319.67 ****WINNER**** 0.050 3.846 320.58
Qualified: #15 3.947 311.34 #2 3.827 320.74
Todd is 1 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence with the starting line advantage and
then never trailed and then runs the second quickest pass of the round for the win. That will give
him lane choice over Todd's teammate, Vandergriff, in the next round. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0312
seconds (approximately 15 feet). Todd with his quickest pass of the weekend i a losing
effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
303 Pat Dakin 5 Tony Schumacher
E1 0.033 4.765 158.54 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.852 317.57
Qualified: #16 3.954 307.23 #1 3.815 322.58
Schumacher is 3 - 0 against Dakin in prior events. Dakin with a great light and was out of the
gate first. He is dropping cylinders right at the hit and then the engine lets go with a fireball.
Schumacher with another good looking pass, straight down the groove to take the win light.
Schumacher will have lane choice over McMillen in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
255 Clay Millican 9 Shawn Langdon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.087 3.962 286.80 0.053 4.583 199.88
Qualified: #14 3.940 310.77 #3 3.830 313.88
Langdon is 3 - 2 against Millican in prior events. Langdon is out of the gate first and then
is up in smoke by 200 feet and Millican takes the lead. Millican's car starts mixing up cylinders
and then the engine lets go, but he still gets the win. The report from the top end is there is
oil on the track. Millican will give up lane choice to Bernstein in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
34 Morgan Lucas 2 Spencer Massey
E1 0.052 5.871 120.67 ****WINNER**** 0.052 3.823 322.11
Qualified: #13 3.903 280.08 #4 3.839 320.13
Massey is 3 - 2 against Lucas in prior events. They have identical reaction times and then
Lucas is up in smoke right at the hit while Massey is running low E.T. of the round for the win.
Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.073/281.83 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
22 Doug Kalitta 3 Antron Brown
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.088 3.895 318.02 0.058 4.019 281.07
Qualified: #12 3.891 300.06 #5 3.842 323.12
Brown is 16 - 6 against Kalitta in prior events. Brown is out of the gate first and the lead
until around 800 feet when Brown starts losing traction and dropping cylinders. Kalitta grabs the
lead and the win by 0.0943 seconds (approximately 39 feet). KAlitta will give up lane choice to
Massey in the next round. Brown's consecutive round one wins ends at 33.
Timing data courtesy of
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