Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 05:47 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Doug Herbert                            3 Tony Schumacher
E4   ****WINNER****  0.087  4.516 329.75                     0.102  4.527 329.18
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Vandergrif) 0.104  4.627 290.19      (B Bernstein ) 0.085  4.509 327.03
E2    (J Smith     ) 0.098  4.597 313.07      (R Hartman-Sm) 0.094  4.833 322.88
E1    (B Kalivoda  ) 0.087  4.567 325.30      (D Grubnic   ) 0.074  4.477 331.04
 Qualified:             #5  4.540 322.88                        #7  4.542 329.02

4:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,728 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

A great way to end a great race, both dragsters right down the groove. Herbert gets the hole-shot and starts pulling away. He extends his lead through half-track, then hangs on to take the upset win. Doug Herbert's incremental margins: 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink