Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 07:56 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Schumacher                         2 Larry Dixon                  
E4                   0.070  4.006 300.73     ****WINNER****  0.098  3.879 317.12
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Bernstein ) 0.082  3.914 313.88      (C McClenatha) 0.103  3.845 319.52
E2    (T McMillen  ) 0.092  3.930 310.70      (S Torrence  ) 0.103  3.878 315.34
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.079  3.883 317.19      (S Chrisman  ) 0.060  3.840 319.75
 Qualified:             #7  3.926 305.98                        #1  3.839 317.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,307 feet.

Schumacher is 35 - 32 against Dixon in prior events and Schumacher is 12 - 5 against Dixon in prior final rounds. Dixon holds a five to three advantage in head to head races this year and Dixon won the only final they faced each other this year. This is Dixon's 100th final round and Schumacher's 101st final round. Schumacher with a starting line advantage, but Dixon had the difference made up by 150 feet. Dixon with another great run for his 56th National event win and his eighth win this year. Dixon has qualified number one five time this year and has won every time he has qualified number one this year and that is the first time the number one qualifier has won Top Fuel here since 2004. Schumacher with whisp of tire smoke on the top end.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink