Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 09:04 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Cory McClenathan                        3 Antron Brown                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.084  3.887 311.70                     0.085  3.909 308.92
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Langdon   ) 0.102  4.134 225.63      (D Kalitta   ) 0.070  4.153 256.80
E2    (D Grubnic   ) 0.108  3.853 310.34      (T Schumacher) 0.071  4.162 225.45
E1    (M Strasburg ) 0.084  3.821 319.37      (S Chrisman  ) 0.079  3.908 309.13
 Qualified:             #3  3.921 308.35                        #5  3.964 303.03

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,121 feet.

Brown is 10 - 3 against McClenathan in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds. Brown won this race here last year and went on to sweep the Western Swing, the last time McClenathan won here was in 1997 and he went on to sweep the Western Swing. They leave together and then McClenathan increased his lead at every increment. Cory McClenathan's MOV: 0.0239 seconds (approximately 11 feet). So there continues to only be three winners this year in Top Fuel. This is McClenathan's 34th National event win and his third this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink