Sat, 28 Oct 2006, 08:33 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Budweiser Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Rod Fuller                              3 Doug Kalitta                 
E3                   0.031  4.669 266.95     ****WINNER****  0.044  4.567 329.18
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.041  4.518 326.95      (L Dixon     ) 0.061  4.543 328.22
E1    (D Grubnic   ) 0.064  4.571 326.48      (B Bernstein ) 0.034  5.669 317.42
 Qualified:             #5  5.000   NS                          #3  3.000   NS  

5:22 p.m. A good drag race here, Fuller leaves first , then Kalitta starts to make up ground. Fuller stayed out in front until the 1000 foot mark, then he lost the blower belt and Kalitta drove around for the win.

Doug Kalitta's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0891 seconds (approximately 35 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink