Sun, 21 Feb 2010, 06:52 PM
Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th
annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
22 Doug Kalitta 44 David Grubnic
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.087 3.986 290.51 0.091 4.276 272.56
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Karamesine) 0.091 3.996 313.44 (B Bernstein ) 0.060 3.843 313.07
Qualified: #2 3.825 317.05 #10 3.933 309.63
Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.69
inches, adjusted altitude 2,544 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.Kalitta is 15 - 4 against
Grubnic in prior events. Kalitta with a slight starting line advantage and then Grubnic had the
lead past the 60-foot mark. Then Grubnic started to chatter the tires and pedaled it and Kalitta
blasted on by to take the win light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
700 Steven Chrisman 34 Morgan Lucas
E2 0.131 8.596 69.13 ****WINNER**** 0.099 3.881 303.78
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Dixon ) 0.134 4.110 288.77 (S Langdon ) 0.108 3.843 315.49
Qualified: #14 4.048 287.29 #11 3.935 297.55
Lucas is 2 - 0 against Chrisman in prior events. These two did their burnouts and after they
backed up and began to stage they were shut off because of sprinkles. The delay was short...Lucas
was out of the gate first and never trailed as Chrisman lost traction right off the starting line.
Lucas will have lane choice over Kalitta in the semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
497 Troy Buff 4 Cory McClenathan
E2 0.083 3.937 295.27 ****WINNER**** 0.110 3.829 315.27
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Brown ) 0.072 3.999 292.08 (M Strasburg ) 0.135 3.843 315.86
Qualified: #13 3.987 282.60 #5 3.841 310.63
McClenathan is 2 - 1 against Buff in prior events. Buff with the starting line advantage and
the lead until just before half track when McClenathan was able to chase him down. Buff with a
little wiggle on the top end and McClenathan with the quickest pass of the round. Cory
McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.063/277.77 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
475 Steve Torrence 1 Tony Schumacher
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.056 3.841 315.27 0.087 3.837 316.23
Prior rounds:
E1 (T McMillen ) 0.100 3.905 307.58 (A Carter ) 0.150 3.824 317.19
Qualified: #8 3.871 306.81 #1 3.818 317.05
Schumacher is 2 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence with the starting line
advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Torrence with his quickest pass of the
weekend for the win. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.171,
660ft-3.077/278.40 mph. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 13 feet). This is the
career fastest pass for Torrence. Torrence will give up lane choice to McClenathan in the
semifinal.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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