Sun, 21 Feb 2010, 06:52 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                           44 David Grubnic                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.087  3.986 290.51                     0.091  4.276 272.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Karamesine) 0.091  3.996 313.44      (B Bernstein ) 0.060  3.843 313.07
 Qualified:             #2  3.825 317.05                       #10  3.933 309.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,544 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Kalitta is 15 - 4 against Grubnic in prior events. Kalitta with a slight starting line advantage and then Grubnic had the lead past the 60-foot mark. Then Grubnic started to chatter the tires and pedaled it and Kalitta blasted on by to take the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  700 Steven Chrisman                        34 Morgan Lucas                 
E2                   0.131  8.596  69.13     ****WINNER****  0.099  3.881 303.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Dixon     ) 0.134  4.110 288.77      (S Langdon   ) 0.108  3.843 315.49
 Qualified:            #14  4.048 287.29                       #11  3.935 297.55

Lucas is 2 - 0 against Chrisman in prior events. These two did their burnouts and after they backed up and began to stage they were shut off because of sprinkles. The delay was short...Lucas was out of the gate first and never trailed as Chrisman lost traction right off the starting line. Lucas will have lane choice over Kalitta in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  497 Troy Buff                               4 Cory McClenathan             
E2                   0.083  3.937 295.27     ****WINNER****  0.110  3.829 315.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.072  3.999 292.08      (M Strasburg ) 0.135  3.843 315.86
 Qualified:            #13  3.987 282.60                        #5  3.841 310.63

McClenathan is 2 - 1 against Buff in prior events. Buff with the starting line advantage and the lead until just before half track when McClenathan was able to chase him down. Buff with a little wiggle on the top end and McClenathan with the quickest pass of the round. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.839 sec., 330ft-2.155, 660ft-3.063/277.77 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  475 Steve Torrence                          1 Tony Schumacher              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.841 315.27                     0.087  3.837 316.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.100  3.905 307.58      (A Carter    ) 0.150  3.824 317.19
 Qualified:             #8  3.871 306.81                        #1  3.818 317.05

Schumacher is 2 - 0 against Torrence in prior events. Torrence with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Torrence with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.077/278.40 mph. Steve Torrence's MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 13 feet). This is the career fastest pass for Torrence. Torrence will give up lane choice to McClenathan in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink