Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 08:00 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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
    2 Rod Fuller                              1 Tony Schumacher              
E4                   0.092  5.259 223.14     ****WINNER****  0.081  4.499 329.83
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Lucas     ) 0.057  4.678 316.45      (D Herbert   ) 0.079  4.568 330.23
E2    (T Zizzo     ) 0.083  4.602 323.58      (H Will      ) 0.049  4.565 326.56
E1    (D Kalitta   ) 0.074  4.540 309.34      (B Vandergrif) 0.089  6.698 190.59
 Qualified:            #10  4.602 319.60                        #1  4.513 331.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,777 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Schumacher was out of the gate first and runs low E.t. of the event for the his 45th National event win. That ties Dave Schultz for all time wins list. Fuller lost traction around 330 feet and that was the end of his chances. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.066/276.35mph, 1,000ft-3.833

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink