Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 11:34 AM Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  255 Clay Millican                          22 Doug Kalitta                 
E1                   0.070  5.833 133.84     ****WINNER****  0.082  4.732 231.60
 Qualified:             #8  3.857 312.50                        #9  3.865 316.52

Millican and Kalitta have each won 6 times against the other in prior events. Millican is out of the gate first, but then is up in smoke. Kalitta gets out to about 200 feet and starts to haze the tires. Millican sees Kalitta start to go up in smoke and pedals it, but is back up in smoke. Kalitta is able to drive through his tire haze to get the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Langdon                          34 Morgan Lucas                 
E1                   0.075  3.981 306.88     ****WINNER****  0.089  3.870 316.52
 Qualified:             #7  3.847 313.95                       #10  3.880 315.86

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,506 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Lucas is 4 - 0 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon with the starting line advantage, but then has a quick pedal and that was all Lucas needed to get the win. Lucas with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Antron Brown                           44 David Grubnic                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  3.833 321.27                     0.086  3.915 291.63
 Qualified:             #5  3.821 322.34                       #12  3.895 313.22

Brown is 5 - 0 against Grubnic in prior events. Brown is out of the gate first and never trailed to take the win light. Grubnic was on a good pass until right in the light when the engine let go with a big fireball.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Larry Dixon                          3516 Terry McMillen               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.112  3.807 319.37                     0.209  8.110  97.49
 Qualified:             #4  3.806 318.69                       #13  3.904 315.56

Dixon is 3 - 1 against McMillen in prior events. McMillen is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Dixon is straight down Broadway with the quickest pass of the round. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.049/279.15 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Tony Schumacher                       142 Dom Lagana                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  4.986 141.25                    -0.150  3.988 307.30
 Qualified:             #3  3.802 322.04                       #14  3.920 309.27

Schumacher is 4 - 0 against Lagana in prior events. Lagana was way too early on tree and turned on the red light. Schumacher started to spin the tires and clicked it off as he saw the red light in the other lane.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                           444 Fred Farndon                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.095  3.830 316.08                     0.329  4.059 273.61
 Qualified:             #1  3.785 322.34                       #16  4.220 248.43

This is the first time Worsham and Farndon have faced each other in eliminations. Worsham with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win with the second quickest pass of the round. Worsham will have lane choice over Kalitta in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                         12 Bob Vandergriff              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  3.816 321.81                     0.076  3.932 305.56
 Qualified:             #2  3.795 323.81                       #15  4.033 302.35

Massey is 2 - 1 against Vandergriff in prior events. This was a good drag race as Massey get the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. Massey will have lane choice over Lucas in the next round. Vandergriff with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brandon Bernstein                    1301 Doug Foley                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  3.837 317.64                     0.123  5.610 112.99
 Qualified:             #6  3.831 318.77                       #11  3.880 308.92

Bernstein and Foley have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Bernstein with a starting line advantage and never trailed as Foley goes up in smoke early in the run. Bernstein will have lane choice over Schumacher in the next round.

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