Mon, 4 Sep 2000, 06:38 PM INDY - Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the 46th annual U.S. Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Tony Schumacher     4.662 314.75  Q   15 Gary Clapshaw       4.779 307.44
   (D Herbert   ) 0.511  4.673 309.27  E1   (C McClenatha) 0.544  4.706 310.41
   (L Dixon     ) 0.502  4.607 316.45  E2   (J Amato     ) 0.495  4.733 272.12
   (K Bernstein ) 0.495  4.618 314.17  E3   (M Troxel    ) 0.494  4.684 312.35
 *****WINNER***** 0.522  4.644 316.90  E4                  0.281 10.965  74.25

5:15 PM This is it, Clapshaw's only national event win the 1995 "Gary Who" Funny Car final in Memphis, where Clapshaw defeated Gary Densham. This was over quickly, Clapshaw gambling on the tree and Schumacher calmly doing what he has all weekend, going from A to B with no muss, no fuss. It's Schumacher's fourth win of the year, in nine final rounds.