Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 12:34 PM
Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA
Carolinas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
44 David Grubnic 1 Tony Schumacher
E1 0.082 4.423 291.57 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.873 315.93
Qualified: #8 3.876 311.92 #9 3.879 306.19
Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.27
inches, adjusted altitude 3,541 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.Schumacher is 26 - 7 against
Grubnic in prior events, and 11 - 5 in round one meetings. Schumacher is first out of the gate and
never looks back as Grubnic has problems early. Schumacher runs top speed of the event with his
quickest pass of the weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Brandon Bernstein 7 J.R. Todd
E1 0.081 4.366 231.83 ****WINNER**** 0.055 4.335 236.55
Qualified: #7 3.875 309.49 #10 3.883 312.93
Bernstein and Todd have each won 4 times against the other in prior events. Todd with a
starting line advantage and he never trails in this race. Todd was hazing the tires on the top
end, but held on for the win. Bernstein's car started hazing the tires and mixing up cylinders on
the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Doug Herbert 743 Morgan Lucas
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 3.930 314.39 0.045 5.251 147.07
Qualified: #5 3.870 311.49 #12 3.894 309.42
Herbert and Lucas have each won 7 times against the other in prior events, and Herbert holds a
4 -3 advantage in round one meetings. Lucas is up in smoke right off the starting line. Herbert
blast on down the quarter mile for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
123 Antron Brown 497 Troy Buff
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.053 3.915 302.28 0.088 5.903 109.73
Qualified: #3 3.865 311.20 #14 3.923 303.50
This is the first time Brown and Buff have faced each other in eliminations. Brown with the
starting line advantage and never looks back as Buff smoke the tires by 150 feet.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
255 Clay Millican 796 Cory McClenathan
E1 0.036 4.032 308.28 ****WINNER**** 0.096 3.877 314.24
Qualified: #15 3.931 305.77 #2 3.863 312.13
McClenathan is 3 - 1 against Millican in prior events. Cory Mac is the first of the higher
qualified car to take the right lane. Millican with a great light, but McClenathan has made up the
difference by 150 feet and just blast on down the 1000 feet for the win light. McClenathan the
second quickest pass of the round behind his teammate Schumacher. McClenathan will have lane
choice over Todd in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
48 Hillary Will 5 Bob Vandergriff
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.097 3.945 310.55 0.071 4.054 289.88
Qualified: #4 3.869 315.12 #13 3.898 306.95
Will is 4 - 3 against Vandergriff in prior events. Vandergriff with the starting line
advantage, but Will has the difference made up by half track and takes the win light. Will will
give up lane choice to Herbert in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
22 Doug Kalitta 2 Rod Fuller
E1 0.070 3.965 307.58 ****WINNER**** 0.045 3.942 308.35
Qualified: #6 3.872 309.77 #11 3.889 304.60
Fuller is 10 - 7 against Kalitta in prior events. Fuller is out of the gate first and never
trails all the way down the 1000 feet. Fuller will give up lane choice to his teammate in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
91 Larry Dixon 1301 Doug Foley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 3.887 307.93 0.085 3.863 313.58
Qualified: #1 3.846 310.20 #16 3.975 302.55
Dixon won the Full Throttle award this weekend, and he qualified number one for the 30th time
in his career. Dixon is 4 - 0 against Foley in prior events. Dixon with the starting line
advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win by three feet. Foley with the quickest
pass in the opening round in the losing effort. Dixon will give up lane choice to Schumacher in
round two.
Timing data courtesy of
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