Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 08:38 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                            2 Larry Dixon                  
E4                   0.056  3.848 310.05     ****WINNER****  0.053  3.808 316.60
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C McClenatha) 0.074  3.849 315.64      (T Schumacher) 0.068  3.836 317.05
E2    (T Buff      ) 0.065  3.929 309.84      (B Bernstein ) 0.101  3.854 316.82
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.107  4.518 254.14      (S Chrisman  ) 0.100  3.799 318.99
 Qualified:             #4  3.822 317.72                        #2  3.788 314.39

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,611 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Dixon is 29 - 26 against Kalitta in prior events and Dixon is 7 - 4 against Kalitta in prior final rounds. Kalitta is the defending event champion. They leave together with Dixon getting the slight advantage and he never trailed. This is Dixon's 49th win and that ties him with Don "Snake" Prudhomme for eighth on the all-time win list in all categories. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.044/281.77 mph. Kalitta with a real nice pass in a losing effort. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.076/277.66 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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