Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts
NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
757 David Grubnic 3 Tony Schumacher
E2 0.040 7.008 102.64 ****WINNER**** 0.057 4.723 313.80
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Herbert ) 0.064 4.794 309.42 (P Romine ) 0.072 4.762 309.20
Qualified: #5 4.775 310.27 #4 4.762 307.44
Current weather conditions: 81 degrees, 44 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.15 inches. Grubnic
with the holeshot, but he was up in smoke early, and Sarge advances.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
201 Scott Weis 2 Kenny Bernstein
E2 0.051 5.537 190.14 ****WINNER**** 0.070 4.726 311.05
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Hartman-Sm) 0.098 5.047 223.02 (R Smith ) 0.098 4.685 316.30
Qualified: #7 4.827 289.07 #2 4.693 310.91
Weis with a wisp of smoke at 330, and then more smoke at half track, and it was all over. Bernstein with a nice
run in the heat.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
797 David Baca 4 Doug Kalitta
E2 0.092 5.166 218.58 ****WINNER**** 0.087 4.680 314.90
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Mc Clenath) 0.134 4.749 308.64 (D Sosenka ) 0.084 4.671 309.91
Qualified: #6 4.796 302.35 #3 4.710 304.87
Just like the first two pair, Baca unable to get down the left lane without smoking the tires. Kalitta will have
lane choice over Bernstein in the final four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Darrell Russell 1 Larry Dixon
E2 0.081 5.866 151.56 ****WINNER**** 0.065 4.662 317.94
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Smith ) 0.078 4.821 303.78 (M Strasburg ) 0.059 4.666 318.39
Qualified: #9 4.912 291.57 #1 4.676 317.27
Dixon is 12-3 against Russell. Dixon has gone to 12 finals as a number one qualifier. Russell up in smoke--just
like everyone else in the left lane--and Dixon with low e.t. of the event. He will have lane choice over Schumacher
in the semi's.
Timing data courtesy of
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