Mon, 14 Jun 2010, 11:18 AM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Larry Dixon                             3 Antron Brown                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.121  3.824 320.05                     0.077  6.314 101.94
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Bernstein ) 0.099  3.861 314.02      (D Kalitta   ) 0.083  3.866 314.02
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.083  3.910 313.88      (T McMillen  ) 0.089  3.883 312.21
E1    (S Chrisman  ) 0.137  4.260 243.24      (S Palmer    ) 0.105  4.042 244.83
 Qualified:             #3  3.814 318.24                        #4  3.817 315.86

11:14 a.m. - Dixon is 9 - 3 against Brown in prior events and Dixon is 2 - 1 against Brown in prior final rounds. Brown was quicker out of the gate and well ahead at 60 feet but then the rear tires of his dragster went up in smoke at 330 feet. Dixon had a clean run down the groove in the other lane for the win in his 11th appearance in the final round here at Englishtown. It was the 98th final round in Dixon's career and his 54th win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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