Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 06:06 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   91 Larry Dixon                             1 Tony Schumacher              
E3                   0.047  3.899 305.56     ****WINNER****  0.071  3.833 305.15
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C McClenatha) 0.068  3.827 311.99      (C Millican  ) 0.069  3.851 295.92
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.055  3.845 313.37      (J Hartley   ) 0.073  3.824 316.52
 Qualified:             #4  3.831 313.88                        #1  3.781 316.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,031 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Schumacher is 27 - 26 against Dixon in prior events, but Dixon holds 9 - 5 advantage in semifinal meetings. Schumacher holds a 7 - 1 advantage in 2008 meetings. Dixon with starting line advantage, but Schumacher chases him down by 100 feet and blast into another final round. This will be his 18th final round this year.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Rod Fuller                            123 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.821 314.46                     0.051  5.960 104.96
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Will      ) 0.076  3.813 318.32      (D Grubnic   ) 0.061  3.839 317.19
E1    (T Boychuk   ) 0.074  3.829 317.72      (T Buff      ) 0.068  3.843 315.34
 Qualified:             #3  3.816 318.39                        #2  3.812 315.49

Brown is 3 - 0 against Fuller in prior events. Brown is out of the gate first, but then is up in smoke and Fuller moves into his third final round this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink