Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 04:16 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                        48 Hillary Will                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.091  3.811 316.08                     0.078  3.847 307.09
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Lucas     ) 0.081  3.795 314.68      (D Herbert   ) 0.109  3.837 302.96
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.073  3.779 318.54      (D Grubnic   ) 0.072  3.877 306.12
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.094  3.783 317.42      (T Zizzo     ) 0.100  3.850 310.27
 Qualified:             #1  3.771 317.05                        #2  3.799 315.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 30.22 inches, adjusted altitude 1,291 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Schumacher is 9 - 0 against Will in prior events and Schumacher is 1 - 0 against Will in prior final rounds. Will is out of the gate first, but Schumacher has the difference made up by 150 feet. Will give Schumacher a good race...Tony Schumacher's MOV: 0.0238 seconds (approximately 11 feet). This is Schumacher's 17th final round this year 87th career final round, but first here in Virginia. Schumacher with his 14th win this year and 55th career win. It is his 70th round win and 450th career win. Schumacher's lead is now 212 points over Will, who is the only one with a mathematical chane left. Will with her great outing this weekend has moved into second place and holds a 32 point lead over Brown.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink