Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 02:54 PM
Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th
annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
333 Shawn Langdon 5 Brandon Bernstein
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 3.840 317.42 0.078 4.470 169.40
Qualified: #9 3.891 315.19 #8 3.885 302.55
Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 28.04
inches, adjusted altitude 3,188 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.Bernstein is 3 - 2 against
Langdon in prior events. Langdon is out of the gate first and never trailed as he runs his quickest
pass of the weekend for the win. Bernstein started moving around on the top end and had the chutes
out early. Langdon with the win moves in front of Bernstein in the point standings.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
317 T.J. Zizzo 3 Antron Brown
E1 0.098 3.887 306.40 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.896 309.91
Qualified: #7 3.884 312.21 #10 3.911 311.27
Zizzo and Brown have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Brown with the
starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0234
seconds (approximately 11 feet). Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Zizzo
with another good pass until right in the lights when apparently he lost the engine but was just a
few ticks off his qualifying time in a losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
142 Dom Lagana 255 Clay Millican
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.079 3.910 313.29 0.076 4.697 162.98
Qualified: #11 3.928 309.27 #6 3.878 309.77
This is the first time Lagana and Millican have faced each other in eliminations. They leave
together and Millican has the lead until around half track when the car started mixing up
cylinders. Lagana with his career best E.T. and speed for the win. Dom Lagana's incremental
times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.211, 660ft-3.136/272.94 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
323 Chris Karamesines 475 Steve Torrence
E1 0.172 7.117 80.19 ****WINNER**** 0.075 3.860 314.97
Qualified: #12 3.949 308.50 #5 3.841 314.09
This is the first time Karamesines and Torrence have faced each other in eliminations. Torrence
with the starting line advantage and was straight down the groove with a great looking pass for the
win. Karamesines is up in around 330 feet to end his weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
44 David Grubnic 5050 Scott Palmer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.121 3.846 317.49 0.078 4.089 243.15
Qualified: #4 3.838 318.32 #13 3.963 296.70
Grubnic is 4 - 1 against Palmer in prior events. Palmer with the starting line advantage, but
Grubnic has the difference made up by 150 feet and blast on through for the win light. Grubnic
driving the Technicoat colors today is just a few ticks off his qualifying, but will have lane
choice over Torrence in the next round. Palmer started mixing up cylinders on the top
end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
497 Troy Buff 2 Larry Dixon
E1 -0.120 7.692 76.63 ****WINNER**** 0.076 3.847 319.98
Qualified: #14 3.973 289.51 #3 3.825 318.99
Dixon is 6 - 0 against Buff in prior events. Buff turned on the red light and then smoked the
tires right off the starting line. Dixon with another good clean pass and he will have lane
choice over Langdon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
12 Bob Vandergriff 1 Tony Schumacher
E1 0.072 9.014 78.03 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.794 324.51
Qualified: #16 3.996 267.06 #1 3.812 325.14
Schumacher is 17 - 5 against Vandergriff in prior events. Vandergriff with the starting line
advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. Schumacher blast on through the 1000 feet and runs
low E.T. and another big top end speed, the fourth fastest pass in the history of the 1000-foot
era. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.138, 660ft-3.046/280.66 mph.
Schumacher will have lane choice over Langdon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
875 Mark Mariani 4 Cory McClenathan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.100 3.930 307.44 0.103 4.312 181.52
Qualified: #15 3.986 286.92 #2 3.822 321.50
They leave together and McClenathan has the lead until the car starts mixing up cylinders just
past half track and Mariani drives back around him for the win. Mariani will give up lane choice
to Brown in the next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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