Sun, 2 Oct 2011, 02:06 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, 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Bob Vandergriff                         1 Larry Dixon                  
E2                   0.072  3.806 322.88     ****WINNER****  0.070  3.786 323.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.057  3.813 317.05      (P Dakin     ) 0.067  3.795 324.36
 Qualified:            #10  3.819 321.42                        #2  3.769 323.43

Weather conditions: air temperature 54 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 979 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

Dixon is 19 - 8 against Vandergriff in prior events. They left together and this was a great drag race...Dixon takes the win by 0.0226 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.018). Vandergriff runs a career best in the losing effort. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.162, 660ft-3.056/284.27 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                          2 Tony Schumacher              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.052  3.778 324.90                     0.066  3.883 321.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Lagana    ) 0.055  3.783 311.85      (B Bernstein ) 0.052  3.774 323.35
 Qualified:             #3  3.771 316.82                        #6  3.807 320.36

Massey is 6 - 2 against Schumacher in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Schumacher pedaled it about 150 feet out. Massey with another great pass for the win. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.031/285.41 mph. Massey will have lane choice against Dixon in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 David Grubnic                           4 Antron Brown                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.089  3.824 315.19                     0.054  4.095 201.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.085  3.828 309.34      (B Litton    ) 0.060  3.773 321.58
 Qualified:             #9  3.818 316.97                        #1  3.766 325.30

Brown is 7 - 0 against Grubnic in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and then the car started mixing up cylinders and the engine let go with a quick fireball and the chutes deployed automatically. Grubnic with another good looking pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                           255 Clay Millican                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.764 322.65                     0.069  9.573  71.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.063  3.760 322.96      (R Fuller    ) 0.030  3.859 317.94
 Qualified:             #4  3.780 327.90                       #12  3.851 317.79

Worsham is 1 - 0 against Millican in prior events. They leave together and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.123, 660ft-3.016/284.21 mph. Millican is up in smoke early and clicks it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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