Sat, 9 Sep 2000, 06:08 PM ENGLISHTOWN - Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the 31st Matco Tools Spring SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Doug Kalitta       13.360  79.05  Q    1 Larry Dixon         4.644 311.70
   (D Herbert   ) 0.510  4.683 309.70  E1                  0.519  7.712 102.99
   (T Schumacher) 0.499  5.427 271.08  E2   (S Smith     ) 0.494  4.689 315.05
 *****WINNER***** 0.487  4.673 312.21  E3                  0.487  4.729 311.13

They leave together and then Kalitta was quicker at every increment from there on. This was a good drag race.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Cory McClenathan    4.715 290.32  Q    7 Gary Scelzi         4.797 256.65
   (R Hartman-Sm) 0.510  4.644 319.29  E1   (K Bernstein ) 0.496  4.689 313.22
   (D Grubnic   ) 0.528  4.650 319.82  E2   (J Amato     ) 0.480  5.910 285.83
                  0.496  4.677 320.13  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.489  4.659 315.93

Scelzi with a big win here in a close drag race to take lane choice in the final. Big top end speeds for both of these guys.




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