Sat, 8 Nov 2003, 05:19 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Budweiser Shootout at Pomona:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Doug Kalitta                            5 Cory McClenathan
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  4.482 329.83                     0.044  4.597 323.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Herbert   ) 0.057  4.515 331.45      (D Russell   ) 0.057  4.554 328.94
 Qualified:             #1                         #4

2:07 PM Current weather conditions: 75 degrees, 30 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.02 inches. We still have high cloud cover with no direct sun on the track.

Kalitta takes this away from Cory at the hit and continues to pull away to the finish. McClenathan makes a good strong pass, but is no match for the Kalitta power.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tony Schumacher                         1 Larry Dixon
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  4.498 329.26                     0.104  4.511 324.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Baca      ) 0.102  4.455 332.10      (J Smith     ) 0.102  4.542 323.04
 Qualified:             #3                         #2

Brute Power vs Consistency. Put your money on Power! Schumacher has a big starting line advantage over Dixon and continues to pull away to take the win. He'll give up lane choice to Kalitta in the finals.

Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.124, 660ft-3.049/272.45mph, 1,000ft-3.826
Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.056/275.90mph, 1,000ft-3.832

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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