Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 02:02 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1301 Doug Foley                              2 Larry Dixon                  
E2                   0.076  3.879 311.20     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.800 319.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dakin     ) 0.129  3.877 313.95      (T McMillen  ) 0.056  3.840 319.45
 Qualified:             #8  3.887 312.93                        #1  3.786 322.42

Dixon is 6 - 0 against Foley in prior events. Dixon with the starting line advantage and never trailed with the quickest pass of eliminations for the win. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.834 sec., 330ft-2.140, 660ft-3.044/280.66 mph. foley with another good clean pass in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Antron Brown                            1 Tony Schumacher              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  3.829 317.57                     0.049  3.865 313.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.061  3.871 303.98      (M Lucas     ) 0.096  3.835 317.57
 Qualified:             #6  3.863 316.82                        #3  3.823 319.14

Schumacher is 10 - 8 against Brown in prior events. Brown with slight starting line advantage and increased his lead at every increment down the track for the win...Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0407 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                           44 David Grubnic                
E2                   0.088  3.834 315.12     ****WINNER****  0.087  3.813 319.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.098  4.196 227.69      (B Bernstein ) 0.078  3.828 318.47
 Qualified:             #5  3.850 316.23                        #4  3.838 308.35

Kalitta is 17 - 4 against Grubnic in prior events. They leave together and then Grubnic blast on through with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. David Grubnic's MOV: 0.0226 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Grubnic will give up lane choice to Diaxon in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Shawn Langdon                           4 Cory McClenathan             
E2                   0.003  4.893 152.90     ****WINNER****  0.058  3.836 318.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.044  3.886 292.58      (D Lagana    ) 0.103  3.819 319.45
 Qualified:             #7  3.874 309.84                        #2  3.815 318.54

McClenathan is 8 - 3 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon with the a near perfect light and then started to smoke the tires just before half track. McClenathan with a good move and was straight down the groove for the win light. McClenathan will give up lane choice to Brown in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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