Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 04:12 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Larry Dixon                             1 Tony Schumacher              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.961 284.03                     0.090  4.025 277.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Karamesine) 0.067  3.997 278.58      (D Lagana    ) 0.070  4.081 236.13
 Qualified:             #3  3.889 310.20                        #6  3.931 280.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,440 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Schumacher is 30 - 26 against Dixon in prior events and 12 to 10 in round two meetings. Dixon is out of the gate first and he never trails taking the win light with a big cloud of engine smoke as he crosse the finish line. Schumacher was spinning the tires on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Shawn Langdon                          44 David Grubnic                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  4.000 253.14                     0.113  4.905 149.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.044  3.964 282.24      (M Lucas     ) 0.109  4.005 282.48
 Qualified:             #7  3.933 310.84                       #15  5.552 120.08

This is the first time Langdon and Grubnic have faced each other in eliminations. Langdon with a great light and then a puff of tire smoke right in the lights. Grubnic starts to lose traction around 300 feet and clicked it off. Langdon will give up lane choice to Dixon in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                          3 Cory McClenathan             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  3.965 291.19                     0.091  3.990 285.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.084  3.958 282.60      (C Millican  ) 0.079  4.255 236.17
 Qualified:             #5  3.916 293.54                        #4  3.903 312.21

This is the first time Massey and McClenathan have faced each other in eliminations. Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed to move into the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Antron Brown                          524 Joe Hartley                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.934 300.26                     0.095  4.070 292.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bernstein ) 0.058  3.951 281.25      (D Kalitta   ) 0.070  4.163 275.90
 Qualified:             #1  3.854 315.71                        #9  3.972 306.67

Brown is 4 - 0 against Hartley in prior events. Brown with starting line advantage and runs low E.T. of round for the win and lane choice over Massey in semifinal. Hartley will go into Indy trailing Millican by three points for the tenth spot in points.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink