Wed, 17 Oct 2007, 09:06 PM Top Fuel Time Trial Notes, Session #2

By Darryl Jackman

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 time trials in Top Fuel at the NHRA, Las Vegas Test listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.521/330.55, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.541/327.03, Was #1

Best of the session for Schumacher.

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Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.579/326.63, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.592/324.98, Was #2

Brandon puts a run together this time.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.537/329.18, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.541/327.03, Was #1

Schumacher is turning this into a roundy round track as well. Another nice pass for the Army team.

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Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 10.229/77.81, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.592/324.98, Was #2

2:18 p.m. Bernstein is to strong early in the run. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.538, 660ft-4.873/089.05mph, 1,000ft-7.516.

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Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 9.611/82.32, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.541/327.03, Was #1

This time it's Alan Johnson and Tony Schumacher that get a little ahead with the clutch and the Army car smokes the tires right after 60ft.

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Left Lane: Brandon Bernstein Runs 4.600/323.35, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.592/324.98, Was #2

5:35 p.m. Brandon fires what might be close to the last nitro shot of the day. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.139/272.67mph, 1,000ft-3.920.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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