Sun, 9 Nov 2003, 06:05 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Kenny Bernstein                         5 Cory McClenathan
E3   ****WINNER****  0.070  4.581 319.90                     0.040 10.850  86.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.065  4.509 327.82      (S Muldowney ) 0.087  4.552 322.88
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.091  4.572 323.74      (D Baca      ) 0.094  4.556 327.19
 Qualified:             #7  4.556 324.67                        #6  4.554 328.94

2:47 PM Current weather conditions: 66 degrees, 42 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.02 inches.

Bernstein makes another "right down Broadway" pass into the finals. McClenathan is up in smoke at the hit. He tries to pump it several times and has to give up.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tony Schumacher                       319 Scott Kalitta
E3                   0.078  4.508 326.40     ****WINNER****  0.060  4.521 330.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Head      ) 0.075  4.490 328.22      (L Dixon Jr  ) 0.097  4.497 331.36
E1    (D Grubnic   ) 0.078  4.498 327.98      (S Weis      ) 0.099  4.519 323.35
 Qualified:             #1  4.455 332.10                        #4  4.521 332.34

No four forty this time, but almost. What a great race, with Kalitta taking the hole shot win over a strong Schumacher performance. Kalitta will have lane choice over Bernstein in the finals. 2:53 PM

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink