Sun, 25 May 2003, 03:45 PM
Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 15th annual
O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Doug Kalitta 2 Kenny Bernstein
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.113 4.550 325.61 0.060 5.184 208.91
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Mc Clenath) 0.061 4.582 319.75 (D Herbert ) 0.075 4.689 312.50
E1 (J Smith ) 0.048 4.566 328.54 (M Troxel ) 0.092 4.572 328.70
Qualified: #6 4.600 319.60 #2 4.545 327.03
2:33 PM Current weather conditions: 72 degrees, 33 percent relative humidity, the barometer
30.10 inches under scattered clouds. The crew chiefs probably would welcome a bit more cloud
cover, but it isn't here yet.Bernstein enjoyed a 12-8 edge over Kalitta in prior events, but
Kalitta has been the hottest driver on the tour lately. It may have come down to lane choice,
Bernstein getting a big starting line advantage only to lose traction at half track. As soon as
Bernstein's tires started to smoke, Kalitta went by like a rocket ship for an "easy win" with
his best elapsed time of the weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Larry Dixon 6 Darrell Russell
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.062 4.541 329.67 0.028 4.634 321.35
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Romine ) 0.082 4.554 325.92 (R Hartman-Sm) 0.071 4.588 323.81
E1 (C Karamesine) 0.074 4.533 329.67 (D Grubnic ) 0.082 4.604 321.58
Qualified: #1 4.509 327.11 #5 4.596 322.19
Dixon came in with a 10-3 edge over Russell and used his third mid-fifty of the day to
overcome Russell's holeshot, Russell led almost to half track, then Dixon's power took over and
he pulled away to win by a car length. Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind):
60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.039). MOV: 0.0595 seconds (approximately
28 feet). Dixon will have lane choice against Kalitta in the finals, it should be a
doozie!
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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