Sun, 19 Jun 2011, 09:06 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Larry Dixon                             4 Antron Brown                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.058  3.836 318.09                     0.052  3.851 306.19
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Massey    ) 0.051  3.843 317.64      (T Schumacher) 0.044  3.832 321.04
E2    (M Lucas     ) 0.034  3.883 316.15      (C Karamesine) -0.012  3.876 314.02
E1    (R Fuller    ) 0.063  3.883 314.90      (B Vandergrif) 0.059  3.918 309.56
 Qualified:             #2  3.831 319.37                        #5  3.864 317.12

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,998 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Dixon is 13 - 3 against Brown in prior events and Dixon is 4 - 1 against Brown in prior final rounds. They leave together with a slight advantage to Dixon, but then it is all Dixon for the win. This was a great drag race to wrap up eliminations...this is Dixon's 61st National event win. Larry Dixon's MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink