Sun, 11 Feb 2007, 08:18 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 47th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Rod Fuller                              3 Brandon Bernstein            
E3                   0.060  4.515 325.92     ****WINNER****  0.026  4.496 326.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Bazemore  ) 0.054  4.557 323.27      (B Vandergrif) 0.054  4.512 329.99
E1    (D Herbert   ) 0.071  4.807 323.04      (A Bradshaw  ) 0.072  4.519 327.66
 Qualified:             #2  4.481 327.27                        #3  4.494 331.61

4:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,429 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Bernstein has a stellar light and a big ET to take a decisive win over Fuller. Great race to set the first pair of finalist.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 David Grubnic                           8 J.R. Todd                    
E3                   0.070  5.399 248.07     ****WINNER****  0.070  4.473 324.98
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hartley   ) 0.075  4.671 311.27      (D Kalitta   ) 0.064  4.479 322.50
E1    (M Strasburg ) 0.074  4.563 323.43      (M Troxel    ) 0.074  4.699 295.27
 Qualified:             #8  4.517 327.35                        #5  4.500 325.77

Strong leave for Grubnic and then a bunch of tire smoke. Todd leaves with an identical RT and runs another career best ET to take the easy win. He will have lane choice in the final round.

4:53 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink