Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th
annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
201 Scott Weis 9 Rhonda Hartman-Smith
E2 0.066 6.345 144.72 ****WINNER**** 0.105 4.881 259.01
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Lampus ) 0.080 4.869 259.91 (C McClenatha) 0.100 4.820 254.95
Qualified: #3 4.597 320.58 #6 4.669 312.50
2:12 PM Current weather conditions: 80 degrees, 44 percent relative humidity, the
barometer 30.02 inches, with a track temperature of degrees.Weis has a three to
two lead in wins in prior encounters. Rhonda Hartman-Smith announced that they have
resigned with Fram for next year and she will go into the simi-finals after Weis starts to
smoke the tire at the 330 foot mark. He was well ahead until then and had better numbers
until the smoke came.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
797 David Baca 4 Doug Kalitta
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.108 4.746 305.98 0.053 5.038 288.15
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Herbert ) 0.060 4.808 304.25 (M Strasburg ) 0.041 4.666 316.90
Qualified: #8 4.678 311.77 #1 4.531 325.77
Kalitta won the only other time that these two have met before. Kalitta was away first
and pulling away until the tires start to smoke before the 330 foot lights. Baca was right
there to take advantage of his misfortune.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Darrell Russell 2 Kenny Bernstein
E2 0.078 10.886 87.18 ****WINNER**** 0.082 4.642 318.84
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Romine ) 0.071 4.645 315.12 (D Grubnic ) 0.107 4.623 319.60
Qualified: #5 4.636 309.91 #4 4.624 324.36
Russel has won six of the eleven times they have met. It was over quick as he smoked
the tires right off the line. Bernstein has the tune up and hammers a big set of numbers
on the board. He will have lane choice over Baca in the simi's.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Tony Schumacher 1 Larry Dixon
E2 0.074 4.877 287.78 ****WINNER**** 0.078 4.593 323.27
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Karamesine) 0.124 5.643 169.02 (J Smith ) 0.043 4.606 322.11
Qualified: #10 4.697 309.84 #2 4.584 322.50
This will be the thirtieth time these two have met. Dixon has the lead with 18 wins.
Even start and Dixon just pulls away to take a very strong win. Schumacher starts to haze
the tires before the 1000 foot mark and slows. Dixon will have lane choice over
Hartman-Smith.
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