Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 10:44 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Larry Dixon                             1 Tony Schumacher              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.089  3.773 321.65                     0.055  3.823 323.12
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Kalitta   ) 0.079  3.786 320.20      (S Torrence  ) 0.078  3.816 318.92
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.083  3.830 317.94      (T McMillen  ) 0.102  3.855 319.22
E1    (T Cullinan  ) 0.099  3.844 308.78      (P Dakin     ) 0.093  3.827 318.02
 Qualified:             #1  3.814 317.42                        #3  3.841 317.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 1,984 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Schumacher is 35 - 29 against Dixon in prior events and Schumacher is 12 - 4 against Dixon in prior final rounds. They have matched up five times this season with Schumacher winning three of them and this is the first time this year they have met in the final. Schumacher with the starting line advantage but dixon has him chased down by 330-foot mark and then runs the fourth quickest pass in the history of 1000 foot era. Larry Dixon's MOV: 0.0161 seconds (approximately 8 feet). This is Dixon's fifth win in five final rounds this season and his 53rd career win. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.128, 660ft-3.021/282.60 mph. Schumacher runs the third fastest pass in the 1000-foot era in the losing effort and sets the track speed record. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.166, 660ft-3.071/280.49 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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