Sun, 18 Sep 2005, 01:29 PM
Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Doug Herbert 7 Cory McClenathan
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.093 4.569 319.37 -0.077 4.570 324.28
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Foley ) 0.107 4.536 318.39 (S Kalitta ) 0.092 4.575 322.65
Qualified: #3 4.541 318.92 #6 4.553 319.14
Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.93
inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.Cory Mac holds a 16 to 9
advantage in head to head competition. Cory Mac is way too quick on the tree and Herbert gets the
freebie. That was Cory Mac's first red light of the year. Herbert with a great pass straight down
the groove.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Doug Kalitta 91 Larry Dixon
E2 0.103 4.560 322.65 ****WINNER**** 0.094 4.552 323.97
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Bernstein ) 0.082 4.520 327.03 (T Zizzo ) 0.055 4.521 330.23
Qualified: #7 4.554 323.58 #2 4.538 323.43
Dixon holds a 20 to 18 advantage in head to head match ups. This is giant race in the points
chase with the number two and three cars facing off here. This was a great looking drag race
here with Dixon getting a slight hole shot and the quicker of the two passes to win this wire to
wire. Larry Dixon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.011), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.016).
MOV: 0.0174 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Dixon will have lane choice over Herbert in the
semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
507 Melanie Troxel 743 Morgan Lucas
E2 0.121 4.558 320.43 ****WINNER**** 0.081 4.536 324.98
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Millican ) 0.099 4.509 322.65 (J Smith ) 0.073 4.540 321.73
Qualified: #5 4.550 320.20 #4 4.542 325.06
This is the first time these two have raced and Lucas is out of the gate first and never looked
back to take the win light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Tony Schumacher 5 David Grubnic
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.055 4.510 324.44 0.076 13.938 81.15
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Weis ) 0.093 4.479 323.12 (D Baca ) 0.080 4.566 320.97
Qualified: #1 4.477 323.35 #8 4.560 325.30
Schumacher has owned Grubnic beating him 18 times out the 24 times they have raced. Grubnic to
help Doug Kalitta out and he will not as he is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle.
Schumacher with a great pass, straight down the groove and for the second round in a row Schumacher
with the quickest pass of the session. He will have lane choice over Lucas in the
semifinal.
Timing data courtesy of
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