Sun, 10 Feb 2008, 08:08 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  796 Cory McClenathan                        1 Tony Schumacher              
E4                   0.071  4.536 329.26     ****WINNER****  0.041  4.499 331.28
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Lucas     ) 0.072  4.555 329.34      (L Dixon     ) 0.081  4.510 329.75
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.064  4.530 329.34      (D Herbert   ) 0.078  4.511 331.45
E1    (B Bernstein ) 0.044  4.518 329.34      (D Kalitta   ) 0.077  4.508 328.30
 Qualified:             #8  4.532 329.58                        #3  4.513 331.53

4:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,931 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

McClenathan is in his fifth Winternationals final with a 3/2 win/loss ratio and last won here in 2004. This will be his 51st final round appearance. Schumacher is the four time TF Champion and has a 19 to 11 win advantage over Cory Mac, with two wins and one loss in the final rounds.

An all Don Schumacher Racing TF final and The Army car is away first and powers on down the track for a decisive win. McClanathan in the Fram dragster was right there and closely followed with another strong four-fifty pass at almost three hundred thirty MPH.

What a great race to wrap up the 2008 NHRA season opener!! The new ninety percent Nitro fuel rule is working great!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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