Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 01:30 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, 25th
annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Cory McClenathan 22 Doug Kalitta
E1 -0.129 10.426 64.24 ****WINNER**** 0.074 3.845 313.00
Qualified: #9 3.904 311.63 #8 3.897 307.86
Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.94
inches, adjusted altitude 2,287 feet, track temperature 85 degrees. This is Doug Kalitta's 250th
start. Kalitta is 20 - 13 against McClenathan in prior events, but McClenathan holds a six to
five advantage in round one meetings.
McClenathan is real early turning on the red light. He
then smoked the tires right off the starting line. This is McClenathan's 17th red light start in
his career. Kalitta who struggled during qualifying with his quickest pass of the
weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
255 Clay Millican 333 Shawn Langdon
E1 0.083 3.922 305.29 ****WINNER**** 0.070 3.876 312.93
Qualified: #10 3.907 311.13 #7 3.888 305.63
Langdon is out of the gate first and never looks back to take his first round win in Top Fuel.
This is career best pass. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.178,
660ft-3.105/275.34 mph. Millican with a clean pass, but slowed from his qualifying time.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
524 Joe Hartley 7 Brandon Bernstein
E1 0.107 9.214 82.49 ****WINNER**** 0.059 3.890 306.33
Qualified: #12 3.913 308.07 #5 3.875 308.07
Hartley is up in smoke right off the starting line. Bernstein with a real nice looking pass to
go into round two. Brandon Bernstein's MOV: 5.3725 seconds (more than 100 feet). Brandon
Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.184, 660ft-3.108/274.00 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
744 Del Cox Jr 5 Antron Brown
E1 0.073 4.056 283.55 ****WINNER**** 0.088 3.977 232.39
Qualified: #14 3.936 306.46 #3 3.830 313.80
Cox Jr. with a slight starting line advantage, but then drops a cylinder right off the starting
line and never picks it back up. Brown's car with problems on the top end, but he holds on for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
121 Terry Haddock 2 Larry Dixon
E1 0.165 4.376 270.92 ****WINNER**** 0.158 3.815 313.73
Qualified: #16 4.094 237.80 #1 3.807 313.95
Dixon with a picture perfect run to get his first round win for the Alan Johnson Al-Anabi team.
That is Dixon's second quickest pass of the weekend. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.846
sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.046/277.49 mph. Haddock had a clean pass...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
497 Troy Buff 1 Tony Schumacher
E1 -0.042 3.923 284.62 ****WINNER**** 0.090 7.997 77.94
Qualified: #15 3.974 283.97 #2 3.826 314.46
Buff turned on the red light and gave away what could of been...Schumacher had problems right
off the starting line, but coasted to the win. This is Schumacher's 27th consecutive round one win.
Schumacher will give up lane choice to Langdon in round two. The Safety Safari is rolling and
looks like there is a small clean up in Buff's lane.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
13 David Baca 34 Morgan Lucas
E1 0.085 8.113 94.31 ****WINNER**** 0.064 4.287 228.58
Qualified: #11 3.910 305.77 #6 3.879 306.46
Baca is up in smoke right off the starting line. Lucas was on a good pass until right before
the finish line when the engine went silent. He still takes the win light, but will give up lane
choice to Brown.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
72 Mike Strasburg 421 Spencer Massey
E1 -0.327 9.538 84.15 ****WINNER**** -0.081 3.847 309.42
Qualified: #13 3.922 310.48 #4 3.847 310.27
Strasburg left way early and turned on the red light and then was up in smoke. Massey matched
his qualifying E.T. with a real nice looking pass for the win. Massey with the second quickest
pass of the round. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.149,
660ft-3.069/274.11 mph. Massey will have lane choice over Bernstein in the second round.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]
Feb 17- Oh, Brother!
Feb 13- NHRA and FOX Sports Announce TV Schedule for NHRA's 75th Anniversary Season
Feb 12- 75th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Feb 10- Wally Parks 75th Anniversary Appreciation Fund Part of $27 Million Overall Purse
Feb 08- NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Releases 2026 Schedule
Feb 07- Huge List of Legends Set to Appear at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Feb 05- NHRA and Legends Global Extend Merchandise Partnership Ahead of 75th Anniversary Season
Feb 04- Doug Foley Announces Addition of Ron Douglas as Consultant to Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel Team
Feb 04- Tickets Now on Sale for NHRA's Debut at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and Rockingham Dragway
Feb 04- Reed, Zetterström to Share Driving Duties of Reed Trucking & Excavating Top Fuel Dragster
