Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 02:56 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                             1 Larry Dixon                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.827 319.37                     0.079  3.814 318.02
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.080  3.834 319.52      (A Brown     ) 0.056  3.837 320.28
E1    (F Farndon   ) 0.095  3.830 316.08      (T McMillen  ) 0.112  3.807 319.37
 Qualified:             #1  3.785 322.34                        #4  3.806 318.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,717 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Worsham is 1 - 0 against Dixon in prior events. This is a great drag race...Worsham is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Del Worsham's MOV: 0.0015 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                          7 Brandon Bernstein            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.825 319.90                     0.106  3.845 319.29
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Lucas     ) 0.062  3.807 320.51      (T Schumacher) 0.105  3.825 319.22
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.063  3.816 321.81      (D Foley     ) 0.088  3.837 317.64
 Qualified:             #2  3.795 323.81                        #6  3.831 318.77

Bernstein is 5 - 1 against Massey in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light. Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.0611 seconds (approximately 29 feet). He is going to his second consecutive final round and will have lane choice over Worsham by 0.002 seconds. Bernstein with a real nice pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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