Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 06:44 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brandon Bernstein                     421 Spencer Massey               
E3                   0.056  3.898 311.41     ****WINNER****  0.041  3.849 315.34
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.053  3.882 311.85      (S Torrence  ) 0.060  3.878 314.02
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.073  3.890 310.98      (S Langdon   ) 0.040  3.836 316.38
 Qualified:             #6  3.853 317.27                       #10  3.864 313.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 4,392 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Bernstein is 5 - 0 against Massey in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and then runs another great looking pass to move into his fourth final round this year. Massey with the win will move into sixth place in the points ahead of Morgan Lucas. Bernstein with good looking pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Cory McClenathan                        2 Larry Dixon                  
E3                   0.150  3.844 316.38     ****WINNER****  0.073  3.845 314.61
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.078  3.860 316.67      (D Kalitta   ) 0.047  3.849 315.34
E1    (D Grubnic   ) 0.080  3.865 316.75      (M Lucas     ) 0.049  3.834 318.24
 Qualified:             #5  3.841 315.42                        #1  3.805 318.24

Dixon is 36 - 21 against McClenathan in prior events. Dixon with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Dixon with the win moves within 1 point of Schumacher. Dixon will have lane choice in the final over Massey.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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