Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 02:54 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   22 Doug Kalitta                            5 Brandon Bernstein            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.084  3.830 315.86                     0.084  4.230 237.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.081  3.994 282.19      (D Grubnic   ) 0.095  4.632 225.45
 Qualified:             #5  3.857 312.71                        #4  3.843 314.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,693 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Bernstein is 14 - 13 against Kalitta in prior events. They leave together and then Bernstein starts hazing the tires around 330 feet and that is the end to Bernstein's weekend. Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Larry Dixon                             3 Antron Brown                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  3.830 317.94                     0.083  3.839 315.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Cullinan  ) 0.099  3.844 308.78      (T Zizzo     ) 0.081  3.899 313.15
 Qualified:             #1  3.814 317.42                        #8  3.872 312.06

Dixon is 8 - 3 against Brown in prior events. These two leave together and this is a great drag race. Dixon take the win by 0.0092 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Dixon matches Kalitta's E.T. and will get lane choice based on the faster speed. Larry Dixon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  475 Steve Torrence                          4 Cory McClenathan             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  3.888 310.34                     0.098  3.877 315.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.108  3.828 312.93      (M Lucas     ) 0.087  3.859 305.15
 Qualified:            #10  3.884 313.95                        #2  3.822 320.05

Torrence and McClenathan have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Torrence with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. This is Torrence's fifth round win this season and two of them have been on hole shots.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                      3516 Terry McMillen               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.102  3.855 319.22                     0.122  4.239 211.13
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dakin     ) 0.093  3.827 318.02      (B Vandergrif) 0.079  4.202 251.77
 Qualified:             #3  3.841 317.49                       #11  3.901 304.87

Schumacher is 2 - 0 against McMillen in prior events. Schumacher with the slight starting line advantage and blast on through for the win. He will have lane choice over Torrence in the semifinal. McMillen got real loose just pass half track and the car was side ways before he clicked it off. He did a great job driving.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink