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Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 02:32 PM

Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Steve Torrence                        497 Troy Buff                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.099  3.976 300.06                     0.090 15.482  26.76
 Qualified:            #13  4.062 286.19                        #4  3.954 302.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 3,189 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Torrence is 1 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Buff with a slight starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. Torrence launched hard and keep it hooked up to go straight down Broadway and into round two. Torrence with his quickest pass of the weekend...Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.174/261.12 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Langdon                         552 Rod Fuller                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.992 305.63                     0.063  4.013 299.66
 Qualified:            #10  4.014 295.59                        #7  4.007 300.20

Fuller is 3 - 0 against Langdon in prior events. Fuller has won here twice in 2006 and 2007. Fuller with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when his car started to drop cylinders. Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win by 0.0112 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 David Grubnic                           4 Antron Brown                 
E1                  -0.064  9.801  68.89     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.943 305.56
 Qualified:            #11  4.027 295.21                        #6  3.988 283.97

Brown is 7 - 1 against Grubnic in prior events. Brown won here in 2009 and Grubnic was a runner-up in 2008. Grubnic was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light and then was up in smoke right at the hit. Brown launched hard and keep the big Goodyears hooked up all the way down track for the easy win. Antron Brown wins on David Grubnic's red light. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.156/268.92 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3516 Terry McMillen                          1 Larry Dixon                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.164  3.962 301.94
 Qualified:            #16  4.131 253.33                        #1  3.919 303.84

Dixon is 5 - 1 against McMillen in prior events. Dixon has two wins and two runner-ups here. McMillen left before the tree was activated. Dixon with his second quickest pass of the weekend for the win, and the second quickest of the round. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.210, 660ft-3.166/265.85 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   72 Mike Strasburg                          2 Tony Schumacher              
E1                   0.111  4.693 164.73     ****WINNER****  0.093  3.950 306.46
 Qualified:            #15  4.099 284.75                        #2  3.921 301.27

Schumacher is 6 - 1 against Strasburg in prior events. Schumacher has three wins here. Schumacher is out of the gate first and never trails as Strasburg starts to smoke the tires around half track. Schumacher with his second quickest pass of the weekend and the second quickest of the round for the win. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.206, 660ft-3.160/267.37 mph. He will have lane choice over Langdon in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  142 Dom Lagana                             99 Del Worsham                  
E1                   0.089  5.805 109.78     ****WINNER****  0.103  4.009 294.88
 Qualified:            #14  4.068 278.52                        #3  3.936 291.13

Worsham is 1 - 0 against Lagana in prior events. Worsham has won here twice in Funny Car in 2002 and 2004. Lagana with the starting line advantage, but then shook the tires hard and lifted. Worsham with his second quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Brown in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Cory McClenathan                        7 Brandon Bernstein            
E1                   0.079  4.052 296.50     ****WINNER****  0.086  3.992 301.40
 Qualified:            #12  4.035 296.70                        #5  3.985 298.27

Bernstein is 22 - 7 against McClenathan in prior events. McClenathan has three wins here and is the the defending event champion. Bernstein has two wins here in 2003 and 2004 and was runner-up in 2009. McClenathan with a slight starting line advantage, but Bernstein had the lead by 150 feet and never trailed for the win. Brandon Bernstein's MOV: 0.0536 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Bernstein will give up lane choice to Torrence in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Bob Vandergriff                        22 Doug Kalitta                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  4.012 299.13                     0.111  4.000 302.28
 Qualified:             #9  4.012 266.53                        #8  4.012 293.98

Kalitta is 12 - 10 against Vandergriff in prior events. Kalitta won here in 2001 and was runner-up in 2004 and 2010. Vandergriff was runner-up in 2000. Vandergriff with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win. Bob Vandergriff's MOV: 0.0363 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Vandergriff will give up lane choice to Dixon in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink