Sun, Feb 28, 09:16 PM CHANDLER - Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the 15th annual NHRA Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Kenny Bernstein     4.619 317.42  Q   11 Doug Herbert        4.656 301.87
   (B Sarver    ) 0.431  6.062 147.39  E1   (G Scelzi    ) 0.519  4.600 318.39
   (M Dunn      ) 0.494  4.739 300.86  E2   (A Cowin     ) 0.527  4.624 306.40
 *****WINNER***** 0.478  4.631 312.71  E3                  0.516  4.634 307.65

3:48 PM Herbert has been very consistent all weekend, Bernstein up and down, with three good runs in qualifying, but struggling today. But when the pressure was on, Bernstein's driving made the difference, putting 0.04 seconds in the bank and winning by 0.041 seconds, approximately 18 feet. Herbert dropped a cylinder just before the speed trap, but by then it didn't matter.
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 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Tony Schumacher     4.580 323.74  Q    1 Joe Amato           4.545 325.30
   (D Grubnic   ) 0.474  4.540 330.23  E1   (P Romine    ) 0.510  4.558 321.04
   (J Head      ) 0.490  4.594 325.06  E2   (C McClenatha) 0.431  4.564 323.35
                  0.480  5.652 174.62  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.473  4.605 318.24

This one was over after 100 feet, Schumacher losing traction with a puff of tire smoke. He pedaled, but Amato never faltered and Schumacher pedaled a couple more times just to get to the other end. Amato has lane choice against Bernstein in the final round.




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