Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 01:28 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 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
    7 Brandon Bernstein                       2 Tony Schumacher              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.105  3.825 319.22                     0.070  4.884 164.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.088  3.837 317.64      (D Lagana    ) 0.040  4.986 141.25
 Qualified:             #6  3.831 318.77                        #3  3.802 322.04

Schumacher is 28 - 11 against Bernstein in prior events. Schumacher is out of the gate first, but is up in smoke early. Bernstein with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.064/278.98 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   99 Del Worsham                            22 Doug Kalitta                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.080  3.834 319.52                     0.085  4.386 245.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Farndon   ) 0.095  3.830 316.08      (C Millican  ) 0.082  4.732 231.60
 Qualified:             #1  3.785 322.34                        #9  3.865 316.52

Worsham is 1 - 0 against Kalitta in prior events. Worsham with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He did a great job driving as it got real loose and the car was sideways on the top end. Kalitta was up in smoke by 330 feet and pedaled it.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                         34 Morgan Lucas                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  3.807 320.51                     0.080  4.507 175.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.063  3.816 321.81      (S Langdon   ) 0.089  3.870 316.52
 Qualified:             #2  3.795 323.81                       #10  3.880 315.86

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,717 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Massey and Lucas have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed as he ran low E.T. of the round. He will have lane choice over Bernstein in the semifinal. Lucas started to haze the tires around 400 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Larry Dixon                             4 Antron Brown                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.837 320.28                     0.066  5.226 140.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.112  3.807 319.37      (D Grubnic   ) 0.070  3.833 321.27
 Qualified:             #4  3.806 318.69                        #5  3.821 322.34

Dixon is 12 - 3 against Brown in prior events. Dixon with a slight starting line advantage and then is straight down the groove for the win. Brown was up in smoke early and clicked it off. Dixon will give up lane choice to Worsham in the semifinal.

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