Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 05:36 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 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                           333 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  3.919 301.94                     0.039  4.033 253.18
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schumacher) 0.055  3.961 284.03      (D Grubnic   ) 0.036  4.000 253.14
E1    (C Karamesine) 0.067  3.997 278.58      (D Foley     ) 0.044  3.964 282.24
 Qualified:             #3  3.889 310.20                        #7  3.933 310.84

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,380 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Dixon and Langdon have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Langdon with another great light, but Dixon had the difference mad up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. dixon with his quickest pass of the day for the win. Langdon with a puff of tire smoke right in the lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Antron Brown                          421 Spencer Massey               
E3                   0.048  4.219 255.82     ****WINNER****  0.041  3.974 294.24
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hartley   ) 0.068  3.934 300.26      (C McClenatha) 0.042  3.965 291.19
E1    (B Bernstein ) 0.058  3.951 281.25      (T Haddock   ) 0.084  3.958 282.60
 Qualified:             #1  3.854 315.71                        #5  3.916 293.54

Brown is 2 - 1 against Massey in prior events. A couple great lights with Massey slightly quicker. Brown with the lead until around 400 feet when he started to lose traction. Massey with a good clean pass to go to his third final round this year. He will give up lane choice to Dixon in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink