Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 18:30 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tony Schumacher                        99 Khalid alBalooshi            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.077  3.866 318.77                     0.114  3.903 316.67
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Massey    ) 0.079  3.875 318.39      (S Torrence  ) 0.105  3.942 305.56
E2    (B Torrence  ) 0.072  3.851 320.43      (M Lucas     ) 0.078  3.848 319.45
E1    (B Vandergrif) 0.061  3.794 315.56      (S Langdon   ) 0.052  3.780 317.57
 Qualified:             #5  3.833 315.49                       #11  3.867 315.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,763 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.

Schumacher is 8 - 5 against alBalooshi in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Schumacher with the starting line advantage and increase his lead at every increment down the track. Schumacher wins his third race this year and the 75th of his career. He will go into eliminations tomorrow with top Fuel Point lead.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink