Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 02:58 PM
Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th
annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Brandon Bernstein 3 Antron Brown
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.784 318.09 0.068 3.840 318.09
Prior rounds:
E1 (T McMillen ) 0.091 3.843 313.00 (C Karamesine) 0.068 3.871 315.05
Qualified: #5 3.838 313.88 #4 3.812 321.42
Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.43
inches, adjusted altitude 2,021 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.Brown with the starting line
advantage, but Bernstein has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree.
Bernstein runs his career quickest and fastest pass for the win. Brandon Bernstein's MOV: 0.0342
seconds (approximately 16 feet). Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.823 sec.,
330ft-2.121, 660ft-3.022/279.38 mph. Bernstein sets the track E.T. record. Brown with his
quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Tony Schumacher 475 Steve Torrence
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.802 321.96 0.157 3.886 308.00
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Strasburg ) 0.096 3.830 318.77 (D Grubnic ) 0.066 3.841 311.70
Qualified: #2 3.799 321.65 #7 3.901 308.71
Schumacher is 3 - 1 against Torrence in prior events. Schumacher with the starting line
advantage and never trailed as he runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light. Tony
Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.823 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.045/279.32 mph. Torrence
with another good pass, but just not enough for the Army car.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Larry Dixon 333 Shawn Langdon
E2 0.089 3.802 316.75 ****WINNER**** 0.051 3.831 311.49
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Palmer ) 0.114 3.826 317.72 (B Vandergrif) 0.054 3.896 308.50
Qualified: #1 3.793 320.05 #9 3.902 306.95
Dixon is 6 - 2 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage and
the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Shawn Langdon's MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 5
feet). Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend...Shawn Langdon's incremental times:
60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.136, 660ft-3.055/275.62 mph. Langdon will give up lane choice to
Bernstein in the semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Cory McClenathan 22 Doug Kalitta
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.073 3.802 311.13 0.083 4.130 240.17
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Lucas ) 0.116 3.817 317.94 (T Buff ) 0.107 3.904 305.56
Qualified: #3 3.805 321.58 #6 3.847 316.52
Kalitta is 25 - 19 against McClenathan in prior events. McClenathan is out of the gate first
and never trailed for the win. Kalitta started using up his engine with a quick flash of flames
around half track. McClenathan matches Schumacher's E.T., but will give up lane choice to him by
speed. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.039/281.71
mph.
Timing data courtesy of
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