Sun, 27 Oct 2002, 05:25 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Doug Herbert        4.537 301.13  Q    5 Tony Schumacher     4.589 323.27
   (M Strasburg ) 0.468  4.621 317.94  E1   (Y Oyama     ) 0.484  4.598 326.48
   (D Russell   ) 0.480  4.615 293.98  E2   (S Muldowney ) 0.465  4.647 319.22
                  0.505  5.185 213.30  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.482  4.641 317.94

Herbert smokes the tires and its Schumacher with the win.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Larry Dixon         4.569 323.81  Q    6 Andrew Cowin        4.601 318.32
   (S Weis      ) 0.488  4.626 321.81  E1   (J Smith     ) 0.518  4.569 328.38
   (R Hartman-Sm) 0.508  4.589 323.35  E2   (D Kalitta   ) 0.525  4.621 321.42
 *****WINNER***** 0.498  4.622 323.12  E3                  0.374  4.598 327.27

Cowin can't wait and turns on the rare Top Fuel red light wasting a 4.59. So, it's Dixon with lane choice with Tony Schumacher in the final.