Sat, 11 May 2013, 16:44 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Brandon Bernstein                       1 Antron Brown                 
E4                   0.068  7.105  90.64     ****WINNER****  0.050  3.801 321.35
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Langdon   ) 0.049  3.761 324.05      (D Kalitta   ) 0.057  3.788 320.43
E2    (K alBalooshi) 0.055  3.847 320.43      (S Massey    ) 0.048  3.798 318.24
E1    (T McMillen  ) 0.079  4.128 213.23      (P Dakin     ) 0.061  3.857 324.98
 Qualified:             #4  3.838 319.45                        #2  3.826 321.35

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,075 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Brown is 15 - 10 against Bernstein in prior events and Brown is 4 - 1 against Bernstein in prior final rounds. Brown was out of the gate first and never trailed as Bernstein was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Brown picks up his second Wally this year and and 39th career win and his 23 rd in Top Fuel.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink