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Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 12:36 PM

Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   48 Hillary Will                          796 Cory McClenathan             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.090  4.539 314.17                     0.097  4.590 321.04
 Qualified:             #8  4.594 324.67                        #9  4.598 324.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 3,545 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Will is 3 - 1 against McClenathan in prior events. She is 2 -1 in first round match ups. Will with a starting line advantage and then her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Hillary Will's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.008), 660ft(0.023), 1,000ft(0.046). MOV: 0.0581 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Cory Mac with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort...Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.178, 660ft-3.110/270.86mph, 1,000ft-3.898


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                            2 Rod Fuller                   
E1                   0.075  4.560 327.59     ****WINNER****  0.074  4.540 309.34
 Qualified:             #7  4.574 319.52                       #10  4.602 319.60

Kalitta and Fuller have each won 7 times against the other in prior events. Kalitta holds a 4 -0 advantage when they race in round one. They leave together and then Fuller takes the win by 0.0218 seconds (approximately 10 feet). They both run their quickest passes of the weekend. Rod Fuller's MOV: 0.0218 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.112/275.51mph, 1,000ft-3.886
Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.092/279.79mph, 1,000ft-3.856


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  530 Alan Bradshaw                         743 Morgan Lucas                 
E1                   0.060  4.653 304.74     ****WINNER****  0.049  4.599 316.90
 Qualified:             #6  4.571 319.14                       #11  4.613 315.49

This is the first time Bradshaw and Lucas have faced each other in eliminations. Lucas with a great light and never looked back to take the win with his best pass of the weekend. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.192, 660ft-3.119/273.05mph, 1,000ft-3.904


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                          317 T.J. Zizzo                   
E1                   0.079  7.549 122.47     ****WINNER****  0.072  4.668 313.07
 Qualified:             #2  4.516 331.53                       #15  4.756 318.62

This is the first time Brown and Zizzo have faced each other in eliminations. Brown is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Zizzo with his quickest pass of the weekend as it was dropping cylinders on the tope end. This is Zizzo's second National event round win. Zizzo will give up lane choice to Fuller.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                         5 Bob Vandergriff              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.089  6.698 190.59                     0.115  6.765 288.09
 Qualified:             #1  4.513 331.69                       #16  4.789 307.51

Schumacher is 12 - 5 against Vandergriff in prior events, but they are 3 -3 in first round meetings. They are both up in smoke as soon as they hit the throttle and then the pedal fest starts. Schumacher pedaled it at least four times and then it appeared it might of thrown the belt on the top end. Vandergriff gave the car time to settle down and almost was able to chase him down. He will give up lane choice to Will in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   91 Larry Dixon                           497 Troy Buff                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.090  4.787 261.57                     0.085  4.877 308.35
 Qualified:             #3  4.525 325.61                       #14  4.631 304.74

Dixon is 3 - 0 against Buff in prior events. They have met twice in round one. Buff smoked the tires right off the starting line and pedaled it. Dixon was mixing up cylinders from around half track and then the engine let go with a big fireball. Dixon was able to hold on for the win. Dixon will give up lane choice to Lucas in round two. Dixon oiled the track and this will cost him 10 points and $2000.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 J.R. Todd                               6 Doug Herbert                 
E1                   0.076  8.718  98.14     ****WINNER****  0.062  4.686 293.86
 Qualified:             #4  4.555 328.14                       #13  4.622 318.62

Herbert is 3 - 2 against Todd in prior events. They are 2 - 2 in first round meetings. Todd blisters the Goodyears by 150 feet and it was all Herbert. Herbert was straight down the groove and into round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 David Grubnic                           3 Brandon Bernstein            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  5.132 284.15                     0.112  5.936 173.54
 Qualified:             #5  4.565 317.87                       #12  4.616 325.30

Bernstein is 11 - 5 against Grubnic in prior events, Bernstein holds a 4 - 1 advantage in first round meetings. Both cars are up in smoke around 150 feet and they both pedal it and Grubnic got the Goodyears to stick to take the win light. Bernstein was back up in smoke and pedaled it one time, but couldn't chase down Grubnic. Grubnic will give up lane choice to Herbert in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink