Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 11:42 AM
Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual
Virginia NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
123 Antron Brown 3 Brandon Bernstein
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 3.803 314.90 0.079 3.832 312.93
Qualified: #8 3.823 308.57 #9 3.824 312.71
Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 30.26
inches, adjusted altitude 1,001 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.Bernstein is 2 - 1 against
Brown in prior events. A couple of the Countdown to 1 contenders here. Brown is out of the gate
first and never looked back to take the win. Brown with his quickest pass in the 1000-foot era and
this was the fifth quickest pass in the 1000-foot era. Bernstein with a good looking pass, just
not enough.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Rod Fuller 44 David Grubnic
E1 0.090 3.836 314.24 ****WINNER**** 0.047 3.848 313.00
Qualified: #7 3.823 315.56 #10 3.837 306.26
Fuller is 11 - 4 against Grubnic in prior events, and 6 - 2 in round one meetings. Grubnic
with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. This is the
fastest pass Grubnic has made in the 1000-foot era.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6666 Tim Boychuk 6 Doug Herbert
E1 0.109 3.957 283.07 ****WINNER**** 0.088 3.789 317.27
Qualified: #14 3.906 304.80 #3 3.814 310.63
Boychuk making his first NHRA start. Herbert was out of the gate first and never looked back
with the second fastest pass and the third quickest in the 1000-foot era. Doug Herbert's
incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.134, 660ft-3.027/280.66 mph. Boychuk with a clean pass
in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
91 Larry Dixon 7 J.R. Todd
E1 0.082 3.820 312.93 ****WINNER**** 0.071 3.822 315.27
Qualified: #6 3.816 312.06 #11 3.845 311.77
Todd is 5 - 2 against Dixon in prior events. Todd with the starting line advantage and the
power to hold on for the hole shot win. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
This is the Todd's quickest and fastest pass in the 1000-foot era. Dixon runs his fastest pass in
the 1000-foot era. Todd will give up lane choice to Herbert in the second round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Tony Schumacher 5050 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.094 3.783 317.42 0.074 4.033 291.45
Qualified: #1 3.771 317.05 #16 8.610 71.88
Schumacher is 3 - 0 against Palmer in prior events. Palmer with the starting line advantage,
but Schumacher has the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas Tree. Schumacher
ties the second quickest pass in the 1000-foot era and that is the second fastest pass in the
1000-foot era. Schumacher now with 24 consecutive first round wins. Tony Schumacher's incremental
times: 60ft-0.833 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-3.021/280.08 mph. Palmer with a new car here and made a
clean pass in the losing effort. Schumacher will have lane choice over Brown in the second
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
48 Hillary Will 317 T.J. Zizzo
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.100 3.850 310.27 0.108 4.658 161.36
Qualified: #2 3.799 315.49 #15 4.195 213.03
This is the first time Will and Zizzo have faced each other in eliminations. Will with the
starting line advantage and never looked back to take the win light. Zizzo was with her until he
started to lose traction. Will will give up lane choice to her teammate Grubnic.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
796 Cory McClenathan 743 Morgan Lucas
E1 0.068 3.970 307.37 ****WINNER**** 0.095 3.881 309.70
Qualified: #4 3.815 309.20 #13 3.890 307.30
McClenathan is 7 - 3 against Lucas in prior events. Cory Mac is out of the gate first and then
started to have a little tire shake and did a quick pedal job. Lucas with a good clean pass to
move into round two. With this lost Brown move ahead of McClenathen into second place.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
22 Doug Kalitta 5 Bob Vandergriff
E1 0.103 3.905 295.27 ****WINNER**** 0.076 3.885 309.77
Qualified: #5 3.815 305.56 #12 3.873 308.00
Kalitta is 9 - 7 against Vandergriff in prior events. Vandergriff with the starting line
advantage and blast on through for the win light. It appears Kalitta pushed out a head gasket
right in the light with a quick flash of flames. Vandergriff will give up lane choice to Lucas in
round two.
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