Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 04:12 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Larry Dixon                             4 Antron Brown                 
E3                   0.069 10.651  67.94     ****WINNER****  0.054  3.819 322.65
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Massey    ) 0.064  3.813 322.27      (D Kalitta   ) 0.066  3.842 318.99
E1    (D Grubnic   ) 0.051  3.850 316.01      (S Langdon   ) 0.054  3.829 317.42
 Qualified:             #5  3.850 319.60                        #1  3.818 322.96

4:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,214 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Between them, these two have six Indy wins.

Dixon was up in smoke almost immediately and Brown sailed to the other end unchallenged. That guarantees we will have a first-time Top Fuel winner here because Brown's two prior wins came on a Pro Stock Motorcycle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                             7 Brandon Bernstein            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  3.813 323.04                     0.044  3.831 318.77
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T McMillen  ) 0.089  3.813 322.58      (B Vandergrif) 0.055  3.846 317.49
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.072  3.825 320.58      (T Zizzo     ) 0.088  3.860 314.39
 Qualified:             #2  3.836 321.12                        #3  3.846 318.99

Worsham is 2 - 1 against Bernstein in prior events.

This was a good drag race, almost even at the start, then Bernstein slightly past 330 feet. But Worsham took the lead before 660 feet and stretched it slightly from there on.

Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.006), 660ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0191 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Worsham has lane choice against Brown in the Top Fuel final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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