Sun, 23 May 2010, 05:40 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Cory McClenathan                        1 Tony Schumacher              
E4                   0.074  3.864 312.35     ****WINNER****  0.058  3.875 310.27
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Bernstein ) 0.060  3.859 313.58      (L Dixon     ) 0.040  3.899 312.42
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.064  3.853 313.88      (S Langdon   ) 0.065  3.882 310.91
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.070  3.914 309.34      (D Lagana    ) 0.093  3.861 316.60
 Qualified:             #7  3.904 312.13                        #5  3.896 313.58

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 4,274 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Schumacher is 27 - 15 against McClenathan in prior events and Schumacher is 4 - 2 against McClenathan in prior final rounds. Schumacher with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. This is Schumacher's third win of the season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink