Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual
Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Tony Schumacher 3 Brandon Bernstein
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.099 4.498 327.35 0.124 4.561 299.66
Prior rounds:
E2 (C McClenatha) 0.073 4.520 322.34 (S Kalitta ) 0.110 5.244 257.48
E1 (B Litton ) 0.096 4.477 329.10 (S Weis ) 0.103 4.544 330.80
Qualified: #1 4.474 317.12 #5 4.508 333.74
Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer
28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,406 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.Schumacher holds
a five to three advantage in head to head matchups. Bernstein has won here the last two years
and in doing so has beat Schumacher in the semifinals both years.
Schumacher with a starting
line advantage and never looks back with a great looking pass to go to the final.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
743 Morgan Lucas 5 David Grubnic
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.125 4.671 307.37 0.086 7.804 111.97
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Herbert ) 0.082 4.517 324.12 (A Cowin ) 0.102 4.578 321.19
E1 (R Pustari ) 0.059 4.550 321.12 (L Dixon ) 0.067 4.534 324.36
Qualified: #6 4.510 321.96 #10 4.571 323.12
Grubnic is out of the gate first, but is up in smoke immediately. Lucas is able to chase
him down by 150 feet and then his engine starts going away just before half track. Lucas stayed
with it for the win, but oiled the track from about 800 feet on. Lucas is going to his third
final round in ten races.Lucas will give up lane choice and the winner in the final will
leave with the POWERade points lead.
Timing data courtesy of
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