Sat, 22 Oct 2005, 07:15 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Budweiser Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Cory McClenathan                        4 Scott Kalitta                
E2                   0.095  4.641 317.72     ****WINNER****  0.090  4.610 327.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bernstein ) 0.073  4.555 327.35      (M Lucas     ) 0.086  5.497 248.80
 Qualified:             #3  0.003   NS                          #7  0.007   NS  

Kalitta with a slight starting line advantage and just drives away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                         2 Doug Kalitta                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.078  4.499 327.43                     0.075  5.730 181.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Grubnic   ) 0.072  4.520 325.69      (L Dixon     ) 0.050  4.600 325.06
 Qualified:             #1  0.001   NS                          #4  0.004   NS  

Kalitta with starting line advantage and then was up in smoke and pedaled it one time, but it was all over by then. Schumacher with the quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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