Sun, 1 Jun 2003, 06:55 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Larry Dixon                             3 Tony Schumacher
E4                   0.064  4.615 321.42     ****WINNER****  0.048  4.530 321.50
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Mc Clenath) 0.058  4.525 327.43      (J Smith     ) 0.069  5.169 195.70
E2    (R Hartman-Sm) 0.095  4.552 326.32      (D Russell   ) 0.059  4.507 327.35
E1    (M Troxel    ) 0.069  4.562 328.86      (L Novelli   ) 0.052  4.512 329.18
 Qualified:             #3  4.550 328.86                        #1  4.512 326.16

Current weather conditions: 67 degrees, 29 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.08 inches, with a track temperature of 97 degrees.

Dixon has a 14-10 lead in head to head races between these two and a 3-2 advantage in final round match ups.

Schumacher was out of the gate first and never looked back to take home his first Wally since the US Nationals last year. Alan Johnson had this car set on kill all weekend and he didn't back it down here. Schumacher was running 273.05 mph at half track. This is his eighth win in Schumacher's career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink