Sun, 25 May 2003, 05:27 PM
Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 15th
annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Larry Dixon 4 Doug Kalitta
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.051 4.534 327.82 0.043 4.575 324.20
Prior rounds:
E3 (D Russell ) 0.062 4.541 329.67 (K Bernstein ) 0.113 4.550 325.61
E2 (P Romine ) 0.082 4.554 325.92 (C Mc Clenath) 0.061 4.582 319.75
E1 (C Karamesine) 0.074 4.533 329.67 (J Smith ) 0.048 4.566 328.54
Qualified: #1 4.509 327.11 #6 4.600 319.60
4:11 PM Current weather conditions: 71 degrees, 34 percent relative humidity, the
barometer 30.08 inches under partly cloudy skies, the track currently shaded by a cloud. In
23 prior contests, Dixon held a 14-9 edge and was 3-2 in final rounds. Kalitta beat Dixon in
Englishtown last weekend, while Dixon won in Las Vegas earlier this year. Kalitta left first,
but Dixon erased that advantage in the first 60 feet, then moved out to a half car length lead
and held it to the stripe. Larry Dixon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.041),
660ft(0.037), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0336 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Dixon extends his
points lead over Kalitta to 171 points - and, as a bonus, Dixon's team will be on the "Junkyard
Mega Wars: Speedway Edition" on The Learning Channel tonight, at 9 and midnight Eastern
time."
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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