Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 06:28 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  743 Morgan Lucas                            2 Rod Fuller                   
E3                   0.064  6.345 214.08     ****WINNER****  0.057  4.678 316.45
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Dixon     ) 0.068  4.654 307.02      (T Zizzo     ) 0.083  4.602 323.58
E1    (A Bradshaw  ) 0.049  4.599 316.90      (D Kalitta   ) 0.074  4.540 309.34
 Qualified:            #11  4.613 315.49                       #10  4.602 319.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 3,878 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Fuller is 4 - 3 against Lucas in prior events, and fuller has won both times they have raced in the semifinal. Fuller was out of the gate first and never looked back for the win. Lucas was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and had the car sideways before he lifted.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Doug Herbert                            1 Tony Schumacher              
E3                   0.847 19.449  85.55     ****WINNER****  0.079  4.568 330.23
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Grubnic   ) 0.047  4.722 302.01      (H Will      ) 0.049  4.565 326.56
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.062  4.686 293.86      (B Vandergrif) 0.089  6.698 190.59
 Qualified:            #13  4.622 318.62                        #1  4.513 331.69

Schumacher is 24 - 9 against Herbert in prior events, and 7 - 1 in semifinal meetings. Herbert with problems when the light turned green and just coasted on through the 1320. Schumacher with a great looking pass to go to his sixth final round of the year. He will have lane choice over Fuller in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink