Sun, 9 Jun 2002, 05:13 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Third annual Mopar Performance Parts Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Clay Millican       4.615 317.23  Q    3 Paul Romine         4.858 297.22
   (V FANNING   ) 0.493  4.780 303.43  E1   (R DEAN      ) 0.541  4.821 290.32
   (L ALLISON   ) 0.521  4.814 270.43  E2   (B LITTON    ) 0.476  5.566 249.16
 *****WINNER***** 0.509  4.868 301.70  E3                  0.480 11.075  85.62

5:03 PM After a short delay while oil from the Pro Mod final was cleaned up, these two fired, the exhaust from Romine's engine sending a crew member's hat sailing high in the air and over into the spectator area - instant souvenir. Once again Romine went up in smoke and once again the Werner Enterprises Top Fuel Dragster went right down the middle of the groove on a smooth, quick run. Millican's car was much softer than usual on this run, with a 0.906 60-foot time and the mid-track speed just 248.34 mph, but a win is a win is a ...Millican stays undefeated for the season, fifteen round wins and five event wins in a row. Now the question is not whether he will win the championship, it's whether he will do so with a twelve-event-win season!