Sun, 5 Apr 2009, 05:32 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Tenth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                       333 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.091  3.932 308.43                     0.049  4.022 292.27
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C McClenatha) 0.084  3.937 309.70      (J Hartley   ) 0.063  4.014 278.52
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.093  3.887 310.20      (S Chrisman  ) 0.069  3.895 310.98
 Qualified:             #4  3.908 313.88                        #1  3.874 311.41

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.08 inches, adjusted altitude 3,346 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Schumacher is 1 - 0 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon did his job on the tree, but Schumacher had the difference made up by half track. He then just drives away with a great looking pass. Langdon's car with a big puff of engine smoke as he crossed the finish line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brandon Bernstein                       5 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  4.004 295.21                     0.037  4.149 216.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Dixon     ) 0.072  3.927 312.93      (D Kalitta   ) 0.058  4.492 204.94
E1    (S Massey    ) 0.075  3.871 317.57      (M Strasburg ) 0.061  3.890 311.63
 Qualified:            #11  4.027 281.13                        #2  3.878 312.86

Brown is out of the gate first, but then bangs the blower past half track and Bernstein is able to drive around him on the top end. Bernstein's car wasn't hitting on all eight, but gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink