Sun, 4 Jun 2006, 03:11 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Knoll Gas - Torco Racing Fuels Top Fuel at the 2006 eMax Drag Racing Series, Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  323 Chris Karamesines                       1 Clay Millican                
E2                  -0.251  5.304 222.60     ****WINNER****  0.065  9.102  74.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L ALLISON   ) 0.171  5.005 257.06      (K JONES     ) 0.076  4.987 269.05
 Qualified:             #8  6.030 227.56                        #2  4.668 320.97

3:03 p.m. Karamesines left way early, then Millican shook the tires hard and lifted, coasting down the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  141 Bobby Lagana Jr.                        4 Rick Cooper                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.113  4.897 283.82                     0.079  4.943 259.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T ZIZZO     ) 0.123  4.877 279.15      (M KING      ) 0.124  4.720 294.11
 Qualified:             #3  4.753 308.74                        #1  4.646 313.04

Nice drag race, both cars running well today. Cooper pulled ahead in the first half of the track, Lagana passed him in the final 320 feet to get the win. Bobby Lagana Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.017), 330 ft(-0.077), 660ft(-0.077), 1,000ft(-0.029). MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Lagana will have lane choice against Millican in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink