Sun, 4 May 2008, 07:34 PM Summary of Eliminations in Top Fuel

MADISON, Ill. - Summary of eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

Round 1:

Rod Fuller, Las Vegas NV, Hadman-TFX, Right lane, (0.067) 4.530 328.06 def. Cory McClenathan,
Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX, (0.066) 10.845 78.80

Alan Bradshaw, Odessa TX, Hadman-TFX, Right lane, (0.064) 4.561 319.67 def. J.R. Todd, Brownsburg
IN, Hadman-TFX, (0.098) 4.542 319.14

Antron Brown, Pittsboro IN, Hadman-TFX, Right lane, (0.072) 5.929 194.30 def. Brandon Bernstein,
Fairview TX, McKinney-TFX, (0.097) 7.869 139.73

Hillary Will, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX, Left lane, (0.093) 5.648 217.98 def. Troy Buff, Carson City
NV, Don Long-BAE, (0.095) 11.511 90.31

Tony Schumacher, Long Grove IL, Hadman-TFX, Left lane, (0.063) 4.531 323.97 def. Morgan Lucas,
Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX, (0.054) 4.604 313.95

David Grubnic, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX, Left lane, (0.087) 4.542 321.19 def. Luigi Novelli, Crete
IL, McKinney-TFX, (0.106) 13.386 92.94

Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX, Left lane, (0.082) 4.549 315.64 def. Doug Herbert,
Lincolnton NC, McKinney-BAE, (0.054) 7.609 97.81

Larry Dixon, Indianapolis IN, McKinney-TFX, Left lane, (0.107) 4.721 311.70 def. Bob Vandergriff,
Alpharetta GA, McKinney-TFX, (0.080) 4.786 243.72


Round 2:

H Will, Right lane, (0.104) 4.629 308.99 def. L Dixon, (0.068) 4.678 309.42

D Kalitta, Left lane, (0.073) 4.773 283.07 def. A Brown, (0.055) 10.922 64.35

R Fuller, Right lane, (0.082) 4.570 325.45 def. D Grubnic, (0.095) 5.074 209.69

T Schumacher, Right lane, (0.094) 5.286 250.74 def. A Bradshaw, (0.069) 9.761 93.25


Round 3:

T Schumacher, Left lane, (0.082) 4.575 321.50 def. H Will, (0.079) 11.349 75.82

R Fuller, Right lane, (0.076) 4.591 320.51 def. D Kalitta, (0.082) 6.202 156.46


Round 4:

R Fuller, Right lane, (0.071) 4.525 328.70 def. T Schumacher, (0.061) 4.583 325.45

 Low ET:    David Grubnic 4.467 seconds
 Top Speed: Antron Brown 331.94 MPH

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink