Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 03:30 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Morgan Lucas                           99 Del Worsham                  
E3                  -0.076  4.037 270.43     ****WINNER****  0.073  3.899 298.34
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.026  3.964 296.63      (A Brown     ) 0.063  3.894 294.75
E1    (D Grubnic   ) 0.060  3.908 303.71      (L Novelli   ) 0.077  3.866 313.88
 Qualified:             #5  3.860 313.88                        #1  3.798 318.54

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,047 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Lucas is 1 - 0 against Worsham in prior events. Lucas leaves too quick and turns on the red light and Worsham goes to his fifth final round this year.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                          1 Larry Dixon                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.899 299.33                     0.068  3.929 296.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.048  3.926 297.81      (B Bernstein ) 0.075  3.891 299.26
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.062  3.869 304.94      (B Vandergrif) 0.084  3.866 311.63
 Qualified:             #7  3.886 315.12                        #6  3.877 306.12

Massey and Dixon have each won 4 times against the other in prior events. Massey is out of the gate first and never trails for the win by Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.0427 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Massey with his 35th consecutive clean pass and he will have lane choice over Worsham based on speed.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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