Sun, 16 Jul 2006, 08:15 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                       373 J.R. Todd                    
E4                   0.094  4.966 306.33     ****WINNER****  0.068  4.906 291.63
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Kalitta   ) 0.083  4.783 322.27      (L Dixon     ) 0.071  4.943 295.59
E2    (D Grubnic   ) 0.105  4.827 318.92      (H Will      ) 0.047  5.070 289.14
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.102  4.802 321.04      (C McClenatha) 0.081  5.488 265.06
 Qualified:             #4  4.642 321.96                        #2  4.638 316.45

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 24.83 inches,adjusted altitude 8,041 feet, track temperature 134 degrees.

Todd is out of the gate first and then is dropping cylinders and picking them back up and then dropping them again, but keep it hooked up all the way down the 1320 for his first National Event win. Schumacher was dropping cylinders on his run and couldn't catch Todd. Todd is the first African-American to win a Top Fuel event.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink