Sun, 30 Oct 2011, 05:20 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                            44 David Grubnic                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  3.860 319.14                     0.100  7.285  80.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.050  3.856 314.02      (S Torrence  ) 0.075  4.118 216.76
 Qualified:             #1  3.796 322.88                        #9  3.863 313.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 4,000 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Worsham is 4 - 0 against Grubnic in prior events. Worsham with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Grubnic was up in smoke by 200 feet and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Larry Dixon                             7 Brandon Bernstein            
E2                   0.103  4.231 240.17     ****WINNER****  0.094  3.970 302.35
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Zizzo     ) 0.075  3.844 317.34      (D Lagana    ) 0.095  3.873 316.75
 Qualified:             #6  3.847 319.29                        #3  3.833 321.27

Dixon is 20 - 19 against Bernstein in prior events. Bernstein with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Dixon started to haze the tires on the top end...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Antron Brown                           12 Bob Vandergriff              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.064  3.878 313.44                     0.093  5.119 120.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.034  3.836 322.04      (C Millican  ) 0.081  3.848 324.67
 Qualified:             #5  3.841 319.60                        #4  3.838 325.61

Brown is 5 - 1 against Vandergriff in prior events. Brown with the starting line and never trailed as Vandergriff started to haze the tires and then the engine went silent. Brown then had a big blower explosion...the word from the top end was there is oil in Brown's lane. this will cost Brown 10 points. He will give up lane choice to Worsham in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                        552 Rod Fuller                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.895 320.13                     0.105  3.903 322.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R August Jr ) -0.054  3.830 324.75      (D Kalitta   ) 0.044  3.849 325.53
 Qualified:             #2  3.824 324.67                        #7  3.851 321.88

Fuller is 1 - 0 against Massey in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.0579 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Massey will have lane choice over Bernstein in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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