Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 16:41 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                            44 David Grubnic                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  3.850 316.60                     0.084  3.880 304.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ashley    ) 0.069  3.865 316.08      (D Kalitta   ) 0.071  3.846 313.22
 Qualified:             #1  3.773 320.05                        #8  3.848 314.61

1:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,778 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Worsham is 5 - 0 against Grubnic in prior events. Big changes of some major changes in the Championship this round!

It's a great ol' drag race. Worsham gets off the line first and they station keep from the 330 to the 660 lights. Worsham pulls on further ahead to take the big win.

Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.042), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0555 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.085/277.09 mph.
David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.178, 660ft-3.093/274.33 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Antron Brown                            1 Larry Dixon                  
E2                   0.051  3.837 316.75     ****WINNER****  0.056  3.828 320.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.050  3.833 313.66      (K Murt      )       No Time      
 Qualified:             #7  3.848 319.37                        #2  3.791 321.12

Dixon is 15 - 4 against Brown in prior events and now has to win the race to win the Championship.

Another terrific race. Even closer at the finish line, as Dixon slowly but steadily erases Brown's starting line advantage to win by just 23 inches.

That removes Brown from the Championship race.

Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0041 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.076/279.32 mph.
Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.073/282.24 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                         34 Morgan Lucas                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  3.846 316.15                     0.059  4.206 225.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C McClenatha) 0.065  3.824 324.75      (T Buff      ) 0.052  4.132 230.10
 Qualified:             #4  3.804 325.06                        #5  3.838 317.87

Massey is 2 - 1 against Lucas in prior events.

Massey gets a small advantage off the line and pulls steadily ahead going down the track. Lucas engine goes bang before the lights, quickly followed by Massey's.

Massey gets the easy win, but will lose ten Championship point to the oil down penality. He was eight points behind going into the round and is now eighteen behind. Still only one round in any case.

Spencer Massey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.065), 330 ft(0.122), 660ft(0.187). MOV: 0.3758 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.081/279.32 mph.
Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.284, 660ft-3.253/255.73 mph.

1:26 p.m. The clean up trucks are rolling!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brandon Bernstein                       2 Tony Schumacher              
E2                   0.079  6.644  98.43     ****WINNER****  0.062  3.826 322.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Zizzo     ) 0.079  4.095 275.96      (C Millican  ) 0.096  3.801 325.53
 Qualified:             #6  3.846 316.08                        #3  3.801 322.19

1:33 p.m. Quick clean up. Schumacher is 31 - 12 against Bernstein in prior events. Neither car is in the hunt for the top 2011 spot.

Terrific pass for Schumacher in the right lane again and he will take lane choice over Dixon in round three by just 0.002. That could be very important for DSR's Championship hopes.

Bernstein was second off the line and up in smoke before the 330 lights.

Tony Schumacher's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.286), 660ft(1.337). MOV: 2.8356 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-4.394/106.64 mph.
Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.074/279.67 mph.

1:37 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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