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Friday Results for Qualifying Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 3.953/304.25, Now #1 Right Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 4.026/289.14, Now #2 Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,094 feet, track temperature 103 degrees. Litton making his first appearance on the NHRA tour this year. Litton launched hard and keep it hooked up to go straight down the groove. Bruce Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.231, 660ft-3.167/270.86 mph. Fuller with a good pass to start the weekend. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.247, 660ft-3.210/262.08 mph. Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.864/311.56, Now #1 Right Lane: Luigi Novelli No Time, Now #4 Novelli with problems on the burnout and drives it off the top end. Zizzo launched with the front wheels in the air and then blasted on through with a career best pass, both E.T. and speed. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.089/274.61 mph. Left Lane: C. Karamesines Runs 3.927/310.63, Now #2 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 9.307/79.34, Now #5 Left Lane: Pat Dakin No Time, Now #7 Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.625/169.38, Now #5 Dakin did the burnout and staged the car, but didn't move when the light turned green. Haddock started mixing up cylinders and clicked it off early. Left Lane: Troy Buff No Time, Now #10 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 6.423/96.63, Now #6 Buff broke on the burnout...McMillen was up in smoke by 150 feet. Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.823/314.97, Now #1 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.882/312.13, Now #3 Grubnic with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot with a career best E.T. to go to the number one spot. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.148, 660ft-3.057/277.37 mph. Torrence with a good pass to start the weekend. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.107/273.94 mph. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.888/311.70, Now #4 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.914/292.96, Now #5 The teammate line up against each other and both with good clean pass to go to the number four and five spots. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.110/272.61 mph. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.104/267.06 mph. Left Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 3.865/313.58, Now #4 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.808/319.22, Now #1 Brown launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot and set the track E.T. record. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.840 sec., 330ft-2.144, 660ft-3.049/279.44 mph. He tied the track speed record. Bernstein with a nice pass to start the long weekend. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.093/274.16 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.842/316.52, Now #3 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.844/321.35, Now #4 Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.078/277.72 mph. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.089/278.98 mph. Schumacher sets the track speed record. Schumacher before this round unveiled his new Army paint scheme celebrating their 10 year partnership. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.789/319.98, Now #1 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 6.438/99.80, Now #16 Dixon is up smoke by 330 feet and clicked it off. McClenathan with a great pass to go to the number one spot, setting the E.T. track record. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.037/283.31 mph.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Cory McClenathan Fram Dragster 3.789@ 319.98 2. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.808 319.22 3. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 3.823 314.97 4. Doug Kalitta DEWALT/Stanley/Mac Tools Drags 3.842 316.52 5. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.844 321.35& 6. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 3.864 311.56 7. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 3.865 313.58 8. Steve Torrence Capco Contactors Dragster 3.882 312.13 9. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.888 311.70 10. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 3.914 292.96 11. Chris Karamesines Strange/Impact Dragster 3.927 310.63 12. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil/Stoops Dragster 3.953 304.25 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Rod Fuller Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit D 4.026 289.14 14. Terry Haddock Acme Refining Dragster 4.625 169.38 15. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 6.423 96.63 16. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 6.438 99.80 17. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 9.307 79.34 @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.976/284.93, Now #13 No Prior Run Right Lane: Luigi Novelli No Time, Now #19 No Prior Run 4:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,452 feet, track temperature 111 degrees. Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 3.953. Novelli has problems backing up again and drives on down the track. Dakin gets away well and is making a nice looking pass until near the 660 lights, where the engine starts to push a head gasket. He loses some power, but still gets into the field for now in the #13 spot. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.192, 660ft-3.147/260.61 mph. Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.049/233.08, Now #15 No Prior Run Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 9.874/79.93, Now #19 Best prior run: 9.307/79.34, Was #18 Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 3.953. Vandergriff smokes the tires hard again at the hit and coasts on down. Buff gets to make a pass this time and just bumps into the field for now. There's a little smoke off the engine in the lights. Left Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 3.989/256.70, Now #13 Best prior run: 3.953/304.25, Was #12 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.857/313.73, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.438/99.80, Was #18 Litton makes another clean pass, but its not good enough, as Dixon gets a full pull this time. It's good enough to move into the current top half of the field in the current #6 position. Bruce Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.209, 660ft-3.139/272.01 mph. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.091/279.32 mph. Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 9.279/84.59, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.423/96.63, Was #18 Chris Karamesines is on the bump spot at 3.927. McMillien repeats his first round, with the tires smoking hard right after the sixty foot lights. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.888/311.92, Now #10 Best prior run: 3.888/311.70, Was #10 Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.092/285.29, Now #17 Best prior run: 4.625/169.38, Was #17 The world's fastest bracket car! Lucas matches last night's ET to the thousandths and improves his MPH by 0.220. Haddock improves a bunch, but stays #17. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.189, 660ft-3.113/273.94 mph. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.266, 660ft-3.252/254.57 mph. Left Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 3.877/312.57, Now #8 Best prior run: 3.865/313.58, Was #8 Right Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 5.482/116.27, Now #15 Best prior run: 4.026/289.14, Was #15 No improvements, but they run identical sixty foot numbers. Bernstein runs close to his prior best, but Fuller's car slows early after the 330 lights for no apparent reason. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.102/274.16 mph. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.653/143.47 mph. Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.951/296.37, Now #7 Best prior run: 3.864/311.56, Was #7 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 4.097/221.42, Now #11 Best prior run: 3.914/292.96, Was #11 Langdon gets away first, as usual, and leads Zizzo most of the way down the track. The engine gets unhappy near the top end and Zizzo flies on by. Neither car improves. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.145/265.27 mph. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.126/258.12 mph. 4:33 p.m. The Safety Safari is rolling towards the top end to do some cleaning and dusting. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.861/316.15, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.842/316.52, Was #4 Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.866/313.22, Now #9 Best prior run: 3.882/312.13, Was #9 4:45 p.m. The call goes out to start the engines. Three eight sixes are cheap! Both cars run within 0.005 of each other on a strong side by side to the finish line! Nice! Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.094/276.41 mph. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.091/274.05 mph. Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 7.751/74.92, Now #3 Best prior run: 3.823/314.97, Was #3 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.548/165.72, Now #5 Best prior run: 3.844/321.35, Was #5 A little too much shake and both cars click it early. Schumacher had a strong 0.836 sixty foot and looked to be on his way, but he clicks it right after the 330 lights. Grubnic had problems early and coasted on down. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.826/322.58, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.789/319.98, Was #1 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.858/316.01, Now #2 Best prior run: 3.808/319.22, Was #2 Two great looking side by side passes to end the round. This would have made a great final round for Monday. Brown was away first and was just a little slower than McClenathan all the way down the track. CoryMac runs the quickest pass of the session and resets the track MPH record on a picture perfect pass for the conditions. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.073/280.37 mph. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.096/277.32 mph. 4:58 p.m. Chris Karamesines is on the bump spot at 3.927.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Cory McClenathan Fram Dragster 3.789@ 322.58& 2. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.808 319.22 3. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 3.823 314.97 4. Doug Kalitta DEWALT/Stanley/Mac Tools Drags 3.842 316.52 5. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.844 321.35 6. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.857 313.73 7. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 3.864 311.56 8. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 3.865 313.58 9. Steve Torrence Capco Contactors Dragster 3.866 313.22 10. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.888 311.92 11. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 3.914 292.96 12. Chris Karamesines Strange/Impact Dragster 3.927 310.63 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil/Stoops Dragster 3.953 304.25 14. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 3.976 284.93 15. Rod Fuller Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit D 4.026 289.14 16. Troy Buff Bill Miller Racing/Okuma Drags 4.049 233.08 17. Terry Haddock Acme Refining Dragster 4.092 285.29 18. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 6.423 96.63 19. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 9.307 79.93 @ = Track ET Record

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.933/309.42, Now #13 Best prior run: 9.307/79.34, Was #19 Right Lane: C. Karamesines Runs 3.933/309.91, Now #12 Best prior run: 3.927/310.63, Was #12 7:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,622 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. Chris Karamesines is on the bump spot at 3.927 and looking to improve. A great side by side pass with identical ET and near identical MPH. The Greek's fueler left with the front wheels up and ran a little quicker than Vandergriff to take the new bump spot on MPH. Vandergriff was off the line first and had better incrementals all the way down, but slowed a little in the lights. Cool! Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.206, 660ft-3.148/269.40 mph. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.151/269.67 mph. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.935/293.41, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.423/96.63, Was #19 Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.824/315.78, Now #3 Best prior run: 3.823/314.97, Was #3 Grubnic runs within 0.001 of his best of the weekend to stay #3 on the ladder with a better MPH. McMillien has strong numbers down low, but looked to have pushed out a head gasket down track. He move up five spots, but doesn't get into the top half of the field. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.125/268.49 mph. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.058/278.35 mph. Left Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.840/318.17, Now #4 Best prior run: 4.026/289.14, Was #17 Fuller gets the bye run and makes the most of it with a big improvement way up into the top of the field. Perfect looking pass. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.077/276.01 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.790/324.83, Now #2 Best prior run: 3.844/321.35, Was #6 Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.719/156.94, Now #17 Best prior run: 3.976/284.93, Was #17 Shawn Langdon is on the bump spot at 3.914. The US Army Ten Year Anniversary Top Fuel thunders to the second quickest time in TF history on a fantastic looking pass. That's good enough for the new number two spot. Dakin's car is a little lazy down low and kicks the tires near the 660 lights. He stays #17. Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 7.325/89.74, Now #12 Best prior run: 3.914/292.96, Was #12 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.851/311.56, Now #7 Best prior run: 3.864/311.56, Was #8 Shawn Langdon is on the bump spot at 3.914, but won't improve as his Lucas Oil dragster strikes the tires right off the line. Zizzo continues to run better and better. He matches his career best MPH and reset his best ET to move up a spot to the current #7 spot on the tough ladder. Left Lane: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #19 Best prior run: 4.092/285.29, Was #19 Right Lane: Morgan Lucas No Time, Now #11 Best prior run: 3.888/311.92, Was #11 Lucas's team swarm the car to repair a fuel leak to no avail. Well, that just got weird, as Haddock car is then shut off too for a different leak and both cars are pushed back behind the line. I don't remember that happening recently. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 3.830/306.05, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.866/313.22, Was #10 Right Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 3.802/317.87, Now #3 Best prior run: 3.865/313.58, Was #9 What a great looking pass for these two. Bernstein is away first and thunders down the track into the new #3 position with both a career best ET and MPH. Torrance runs extremely well too and just misses his career best to move up into the top half of the field. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.836 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.049/277.37 mph. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.042/279.50 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 5.357/128.04, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.808/319.22, Was #4 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.824/319.52, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.842/316.52, Was #8 Brown is away first and has strong numbers on the bottom side of the track until smoking the tires before the 660 lights to stay #4. Kalitta get a major boost with a clean and straight pass to take over the new #6 spot. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.832 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.645/145.89 mph. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.066/280.43 mph. Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.776/324.36, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.857/313.73, Was #10 Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.784/323.66, Now #2 Best prior run: 3.789/319.98, Was #1 Dixon strikes quick and hard to run close to his career best ET and a new personal best MPH. CoryMac was right there two the another improving ET and big MPH. Say Hello to your new #1 qualifier. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.142, 660ft-3.030/284.81 mph. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.037/284.56 mph. 8:10 p.m. Shawn Langdon is on the bump spot at 3.914.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.776@ 324.36 2. Cory McClenathan Fram Dragster 3.784 323.66 3. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.790 324.83& 4. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 3.802 317.87 5. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.808 319.22 6. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 3.823 315.78 7. Doug Kalitta DEWALT/Stanley/Mac Tools Drags 3.824 319.52 8. Steve Torrence Capco Contactors Dragster 3.830 313.22 9. Rod Fuller Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit D 3.840 318.17 10. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 3.851 311.56 11. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.888 311.92 12. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 3.914 292.96 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Chris Karamesines Strange/Impact Dragster 3.927 310.63 14. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 3.933 309.42 15. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 3.935 293.41 16. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil/Stoops Dragster 3.953 304.25 17. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 3.976 284.93 18. Troy Buff Bill Miller Racing/Okuma Drags 4.049 233.08 19. Terry Haddock Acme Refining Dragster 4.092 285.29 @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Sunday Results for Qualifying Round 4

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 5.600/118.04, Now #14 No Prior Run Right Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 4.615/201.58, Now #13 No Prior Run 1:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,381 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Novelli finally gets on the qualifying sheet with a full pass. Litton has problems right after the 330 lights and slows. Luigi Novelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.306, 660ft-3.453/203.37 mph. Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.334/212.90, Now #14 No Prior Run Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.011/285.29, Now #13 No Prior Run Haddock starts to drop cylinders off the line. There is a flash from the engine and that sails the blower belt up in the air and over the wall. Buff has engine issues near the light and doesn't improve on his prior passes. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.318, 660ft-3.322/245.54 mph. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.200, 660ft-3.174/254.52 mph. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 6.377/94.91, Now #11 Best prior run: 3.888/311.92, Was #11 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.924/311.85, Now #12 Best prior run: 3.914/292.96, Was #12 Lucas was shut off with an oil leak last night and missed a pass in those great conditions. The tires are up in smoke right at the 330 lights and he slows. Langdon has another clean pass. He runs near his prior best with a much better MPH. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.898 sec., 330ft-2.230, 660ft-3.152/276.13 mph. Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 9.227/75.54, Now #17 No Prior Run Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.655/160.79, Now #5 Best prior run: 3.808/319.22, Was #5 Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 5.600. Brown smokes the tire again, this time near the 660 mark. Dakin gets the tires loose and won't get into the field in this session. Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 4.628/165.84, Now #10 Best prior run: 3.851/311.56, Was #10 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 6.032/107.61, Now #17 No Prior Run Zizzo gets away first and stays out there, but strikes the tire after mid-track. McMillen has too much power for the set up and smokes the tires around the 330 mark. No joy here... Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 6.938/82.32, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.823/314.97, Was #6 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 9.440/77.39, Now #19 No Prior Run Zero for two for these two. Vandergriff smokes the tires again right off the line and Grubnic right after him. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 4.808/151.80, Now #7 Best prior run: 3.824/319.52, Was #7 Right Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.874/314.53, Now #9 Best prior run: 3.840/318.17, Was #9 Two good back to back passes for Fuller, running close to his prior best. Kalitta joins the cars smoking the tires in the left lane. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.102/272.12 mph. Right Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 5.436/123.23, Now #8 Best prior run: 3.830/306.05, Was #8 Torrence gets to near the 660 mark and smokes the tires. Left Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 4.913/145.08, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.802/317.87, Was #4 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 6.154/105.81, Now #3 Best prior run: 3.790/324.83, Was #3 Two more broken passes. Smoking the tires after the 330 lights. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.864/313.15, Now #2 Best prior run: 3.784/323.66, Was #2 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.884/313.73, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.776/324.36, Was #1 These two went to school on the other teams struggles and lay down a great side by side pass to wrap up the session. This would have been a terrific final! Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.091/275.39 mph. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.190, 660ft-3.116/275.79 mph. 2:16 p.m. Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 5.600.

Sunday Order for Qualifying Round 4

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.776@ 324.36 2. Cory McClenathan Fram Dragster 3.784 323.66 3. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.790 324.83& 4. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 3.802 317.87 5. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.808 319.22 6. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 3.823 315.78 7. Doug Kalitta DEWALT/Stanley/Mac Tools Drags 3.824 319.52 8. Steve Torrence Capco Contactors Dragster 3.830 313.22 9. Rod Fuller Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit D 3.840 318.17 10. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 3.851 311.56 11. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.888 311.92 12. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 3.914 311.85 13. Terry Haddock Acme Refining Dragster 4.011 285.29 14. Troy Buff Bill Miller Racing/Okuma Drags 4.334 233.08 15. Luigi Novelli National Machine Repair Dragst 4.615 201.58 16. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil/Stoops Dragster 5.600 304.25 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 6.032 293.41 18. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 9.227 284.93 19. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 9.440 309.42 20. Chris Karamesines Strange/Impact Dragster NT @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Sunday Results for Qualifying Round 5

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from final, round 5 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.951/308.99, Now #13 Best prior run: 9.440/77.39, Was #19 Right Lane: C. Karamesines Runs 4.393/199.02, Now #16 No Prior Run 5:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,044 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 5.600. Great run for Vandergriff at the last opportunity. A wire to wire straight and true pass into the current #13 spot. Karamesines engine has the pipes go wet about three quarters of the way to the finish line, but it's good enough to get the bump spot for now. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.211, 660ft-3.163/266.11 mph. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.287, 660ft-3.297/229.00 mph. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.014/291.26, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.032/107.61, Was #19 Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 5.034/173.16, Now #19 Best prior run: 9.227/75.54, Was #20 One more gets in and one more doesn't. McMillen gets a clean safe pass without drama to take over the current #15 position. Dakin's dragster continues to struggle with clutch management repeatedly smoking the tire as he pumps the throttle. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.185/256.84 mph. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.439, 660ft-3.768/184.70 mph. Left Lane: Luigi Novelli Runs 4.527/176.28, Now #19 Best prior run: 4.615/201.58, Was #18 Right Lane: Bruce Litton Runs 4.194/225.63, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.600/118.04, Was #20 Troy Buff is on the bump spot at 4.334. It looked expensive, but Litton is in the field on a less than perfect pass. Looked like some carnage near the lights. No joy for Novelli, as the car slows on the top end. Luigi Novelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.193, 660ft-3.295/206.26 mph. Bruce Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.257, 660ft-3.224/256.70 mph. Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 10.974/61.35, Now #14 Best prior run: 4.011/285.29, Was #14 Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 4.896/152.83, Now #17 Best prior run: 4.334/212.90, Was #17 Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 4.194 and stays there. Game over for both fuelers, with Haddock striking the tires right off the line. Buff picked up the front wheels at the launch and powered on down to near the 660 lights, where the tires began to spin. Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.522/100.40, Now #12 Best prior run: 3.914/292.96, Was #12 Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.894/315.19, Now #11 Best prior run: 3.888/311.92, Was #11 The final qualifying shuffle begins... Lucas get the best of this pair of passes with a full pass, close to his prior best. Langdon's run is over early, with tire smoke near the 330 lights. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.123/274.05 mph. Left Lane: Rod Fuller Runs 3.864/318.17, Now #9 Best prior run: 3.840/318.17, Was #9 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.902/310.77, Now #10 Best prior run: 3.851/311.56, Was #10 A terrific side by side pass for both cars. They can't improve, but have a good tune up for tomorrow. Fuller matches his prior best MPH and just slows a little to stay #9. Zizzo has another strong pass and may have lost the blower belt right near the lights. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.101/276.52 mph. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.123/273.11 mph. Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.126/224.43, Now #8 Best prior run: 3.830/306.05, Was #8 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.878/307.65, Now #7 Best prior run: 3.824/319.52, Was #7 Kalitta leaves hard and runs strong until near the finish line on a strong pass. Torrance didn't have the same pace and slows early on the top end. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.157/263.20 mph. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.103/275.11 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.909/313.22, Now #5 Best prior run: 3.808/319.22, Was #5 Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 6.659/89.09, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.823/314.97, Was #6 Brown is away first and makes a strong pass with a good MPH without incident. Grubnic will be disappointed, as the tires are up in smoke right at the 330 lights. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.179, 660ft-3.132/269.29 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.657/160.92, Now #3 Best prior run: 3.790/324.83, Was #3 Right Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 4.576/167.66, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.802/317.87, Was #4 No joy here. They leave almost together and run together and smoke the tires together, with identical 330 times. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.307/189.63 mph. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.278/195.99 mph. Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 6.536/90.36, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.776/324.36, Was #1 Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 5.023/140.23, Now #2 Best prior run: 3.784/323.66, Was #2 Last qualifying pair of the race and it's a bust with both cars striking the tires down track. 6:06 p.m. Bruce Litton is on the bump spot at 4.194.

Sunday Order for Qualifying Round 5

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 5 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.776@ 324.36 2. Cory McClenathan Fram Dragster 3.784 323.66 3. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.790 324.83& 4. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 3.802 317.87 5. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.808 319.22 6. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 3.823 315.78 7. Doug Kalitta DEWALT/Stanley/Mac Tools Drags 3.824 319.52 8. Steve Torrence Capco Contactors Dragster 3.830 313.22 9. Rod Fuller Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit D 3.840 318.17 10. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 3.851 311.56 11. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.888 315.19 12. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 3.914 311.85 13. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 3.951 309.42 14. Terry Haddock Acme Refining Dragster 4.011 285.29 15. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 4.014 293.41 16. Bruce Litton Lucas Oil/Stoops Dragster 4.194 304.25 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Troy Buff Bill Miller Racing/Okuma Drags 4.334 233.08 18. Chris Karamesines Strange/Impact Dragster 4.393 310.63 19. Luigi Novelli National Machine Repair Dragst 4.527 201.58 20. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 5.034 284.93 @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Monday Results for Elimination Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Steve Torrence (Capco Contactors Dragster) 0.051 3.855 316.30 (L) Rod Fuller (Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit Dr 0.121 3.846 312.50 11:00 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,721 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Fuller has met Torrance twice in round one, winning both times. We start the first round with the two middle of the ladder competitors. Only 0.010 difference in their best qualifying times. Torrance gets a huge hole shot advantage over Fuller at the green and is never headed. He takes the decisive win by twenty eight feet. Steve Torrence's incremental margins: 60ft(0.062), 330 ft(0.057), 660ft(0.060). MOV: 0.0616 seconds (approximately 28 feet). Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.863 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.087/276.41 mph. Rod Fuller's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.077/277.83 mph. (W) T.J. Zizzo (PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster) 0.034 3.854 314.24 (L) Doug Kalitta (DEWALT/Stanley/Mac Tools Drag 0.065 3.836 320.51 Kalitta has a 2/0 advantage over Zizzo in round one encounters. Another upset, with Zizzo cutting a stellar 0.034 TF light and just staying out in front in the lights. Two great passes, close to their qualifying times. T.J. Zizzo's incremental margins: 60ft(0.029), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.025). MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.079/279.04 mph. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.085/276.18 mph. (W) Shawn Langdon (Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster) 0.049 3.853 309.20 (L) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster) 0.057 3.851 316.75 Brown has a 4/1 advantage over Langdon and they have never met in round one. Hole shot wins are cheap today and it's Langdon's turn. As usual, he is away first and keeps the same incrementals at the 60 and 330 marks. Great race. Shawn Langdon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.086/274.83 mph. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.081/277.60 mph. (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.078 3.815 322.88 (L) Terry Haddock (Acme Refining Dragster) 0.072 5.567 131.22 Schumacher is 5/1 in round one races. Order is restored, as Haddock's small hole shot isn't enough to stay out in front of the Army dragster. Schumacher is out in front before sixty feet and makes the best run of the round in the easy win. Haddock's car got loose near the 330 lights and moved close to the guard rail. Tony Schumacher's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.128), 660ft(0.786). MOV: 1.7467 seconds (more than 100 feet). Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec., 330ft-2.146, 660ft-3.060/278.00 mph. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec., 330ft-2.280, 660ft-3.852/137.32 mph. (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.078 3.815 321.12 (L) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil/Stoops Dragster) 0.067 3.967 285.89 Dixon has a 10/0 record over Litton. Five times in round one. Litton gets away first and the begins to slow noticeably by the 660 lights. Dixon matches Schumacher's time in a clean and straight pass and will have lane choice over Torrance in round 2. Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.052), 660ft(0.096). MOV: 0.1414 seconds (approximately 59 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.158, 660ft-3.062/280.95 mph. Bruce Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.221, 660ft-3.169/269.29 mph. (W) Cory McClenathan (Fram Dragster) 0.084 3.811 324.05 (L) Terry McMillen (Amalie Oil Dragster) 0.076 9.292 87.41 McClenathan has defeated McMillen the three times they have met in round one. McMillen kicks the tire loose at the green and slows. McClenathan shows the Fram power and storms to the finish line with the best times, so far. He will have lane choice over Zizzo next round. Cory McClenathan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.106), 330 ft(1.620), 660ft(3.583). MOV: 5.4733 seconds (more than 100 feet). Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.061/280.08 mph. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-3.781, 660ft-6.652/084.28 mph. (W) Brandon Bernstein (Copart/Lucas Oil Dragste 0.086 3.835 314.53 (L) Bob Vandergriff (C&J Energy Services Dragst 0.070 3.895 313.66 Bernstein and Vandergriff have met ten times, with Brandon winning them all. Six times in round one. Bernstein is out in front before the sixty foot rights and pulls steadily ahead over an improving Vandergriff. Both cars are clean through the lights and Bernstein will keep lane choice over Langdon in round two. Brandon Bernstein's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.029), 660ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0441 seconds (approximately 20 feet). Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.153, 660ft-3.069/275.84 mph. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.198, 660ft-3.120/272.89 mph. (W) Morgan Lucas (Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil D 0.018 3.885 312.35 (L) David Grubnic (Kalitta Air Dragster) 0.072 5.018 139.79 Grubnic and Lucas have a eight to eight tie historically, with a seven to three first round advantage for Grubnic. Lucas gets a stellar light and is staying out in front, when Grubnic's slicks begin to smoke right before the 660 lights. He was catching Morgan too. Morgan Lucas' incremental margins: 60ft(0.030), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.409). MOV: 1.1877 seconds (more than 100 feet). David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.469/165.44 mph. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.197, 660ft-3.114/275.22 mph. 11:23 a.m. Schumacher will have lane choice in the next round.

Monday Results for Elimination Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Shawn Langdon (Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster) 0.075 5.313 111.65 (L) Brandon Bernstein (Copart/Lucas Oil Dragste -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,997 feet, track temperature 111 degrees. Bernstein is 3 - 0 against Langdon in prior events and 1 - 0 in round two. Bernstein's has a big problems after his burnout, as the front wheels flop and the car makes a hard move backwards. He tries again, to no avail and clicks it. Langdon is a sitting duck, as the tires spin and the blower bangs right after the 330 lights. There is a bunch of "Stuff" on the track all the way to the past the 1320, where the car stopped on the track. This might take a while. (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.111 3.830 319.37 (L) Steve Torrence (Capco Contactors Dragster) 0.067 4.177 288.52 1:14 p.m. ... and we are back. Dixon is 5 - 0 against Torrence in prior events and 1 - 0 in round two. Torrance gets a great advantage off the line and stays out in front until right at the 330 lights, where the slicks start to boil and he has to click it off. Dixon will have lane choice over Langdon in round three. Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.047), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.202). MOV: 0.3031 seconds (more than 100 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.173, 660ft-3.075/281.07 mph. Steve Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.224, 660ft-3.321/238.64 mph. (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.065 3.881 318.77 (L) Morgan Lucas (Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil D 0.071 5.904 112.44 Schumacher is 23 - 5 against Lucas in prior events and 11 - 2 in round two. Schumacher is on his best and gets away first and stays there from start to finish with another strong three eighty pass. Lucas' chances go away before the 330 lights, as the Goodyears start to smoke. Tony Schumacher's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.213), 660ft(0.874). MOV: 2.0296 seconds (more than 100 feet). Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.186, 660ft-3.117/273.83 mph. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.985/133.84 mph. (W) Cory McClenathan (Fram Dragster) 0.073 3.821 321.27 (L) T.J. Zizzo (PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster) 0.072 3.909 309.13 McClenathan is 3 - 0 against Zizzo in prior events and they have never met in round two. They leave together with RT's within 0.001 and Zizzo gets the Army car a good race early on. The Fram car marches on down the track with the best ET of the round for a big win. He'll have lane choice later over Schumacher. Cory McClenathan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.019), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.058). MOV: 0.0874 seconds (approximately 40 feet). Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.068/280.02 mph. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.127/271.68 mph.

Monday Results for Elimination Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.081 3.843 317.94 (L) Shawn Langdon (Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster) 0.061 3.900 306.19 2:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,136 feet, track temperature 121 degrees. Dixon is 5 - 2 against Langdon in prior events and have never met in round three. Langdon gets his signature hole shot over Dixon and leads him until near the 660 lights. The engine gets unhappy at that point and starts to push headgaskets out. Dixon powers on by for a win into the final round. Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.010), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0370 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.085/279.90 mph. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.190, 660ft-3.116/273.33 mph. (W) Cory McClenathan (Fram Dragster) 0.067 4.342 236.05 (L) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.067 4.406 235.76 Schumacher is 29 - 16 against McClenathan in prior events and 8 - 1 in the third round. Wild race for the other position in the final round. They cut identical RT's and Cory Mac starts to slowly pull ahead to near mid-track where they both start to spin the tires. Lots of pumping and stabbing the throttles the rest of the way to the finish line and the Fram car gets the nod by about a car length. Cory McClenathan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.049). MOV: 0.0648 seconds (approximately 22 feet). Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.184, 660ft-3.321/210.73 mph. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.223, 660ft-3.370/207.53 mph. 3:05 p.m. Dixon will have lane choice in the final round.

Monday Results for Final Round

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.064 3.838 319.60 (L) Cory McClenathan (Fram Dragster) 0.077 3.870 319.82 4:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,413 feet, track temperature 121 degrees. After a long week of racing, we come down to the last pair of race cars for the weekend. Dixon has a six to two advantage over McClenathan in final rounds. This is Dixon's tenth final of the year and Cory Mac's seventh. They have met three times already this year, recently at the 2010 Lucas Oil Nations in Brainerd, MN. This is the fifth time in Indy history that the number one and number two qualifiers have met in the final round, with the #1 qualifier winning three times. Most notable was the Garlits vs. Carbone burn down. What a great race! Dixon had lane choice and made the most of it. He was away first by 0.017 and steadily pulled ahead all the way to the finish line on a great side by side race. McClenathan was right there waiting for any fault by Dixon,but it was not to be. Larry Dixon is the 2010 Top Fuel Champion. Larry Dixon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.032), 660ft(0.043). MOV: 0.0456 seconds (approximately 21 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.169, 660ft-3.080/278.23 mph. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.188, 660ft-3.110/275.96 mph.

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