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Friday

Order for Qualifying Round 1
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of
        qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 Psn   Driver                Vehicle                       ET    Speed
   1. Doug Kalitta         MAC Tools Dragster             4.520  329.26
   2. Larry Dixon          Miller Lite Dragster           4.575  325.53
   3. Tony Schumacher      U.S. Army Dragster             4.600  317.27
   4. David Baca           American Racing Dragster       4.616  321.27
   5. Rhonda Hartman-Smith Fram Filters Dragster          4.631  315.19
   6. Kenny Bernstein      Budweiser King Dragster        4.633  320.89
   7. Darrell Russell      Bilstein Eng. Flush Dragster   4.645  310.05
   8. David Grubnic        BME Dragster                   4.663  318.99
   9. Jim Head             Head Racing Dragster           4.688  313.51
  10. John Smith           Prestone Dragster              4.710  310.41
  11. Paul Romine          CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster   4.719  310.48
  12. Melanie Troxel       Western Racing Dragster        4.830  296.37
  13. Tim Cullinan         Dragster                       4.924  282.95
  14. Luigi Novelli        National Mach. Repair Dragste  5.277  202.73
  15. Doug Herbert         Snap-On Tools Dragster         6.591  188.83
  16. Scott Weis           RaceGirl Dragster              9.212   91.84
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Don Reed             Delphi/Valvoline Dragster     13.280   78.61
  18. Cory McClenathan     N.Y. Yankees/Berryman Dragste   DQ

       
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Saturday

Order for Qualifying Round 2
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of
        qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 Psn   Driver                Vehicle                       ET    Speed
   1. Tony Schumacher      U.S. Army Dragster             4.512  326.16
   2. Doug Kalitta         MAC Tools Dragster             4.520  329.26
   3. John Smith           Prestone Dragster              4.556  325.77
   4. Cory McClenathan     N.Y. Yankees/Berryman Dragste  4.570  320.58
   5. Larry Dixon          Miller Lite Dragster           4.575  325.53
   6. Kenny Bernstein      Budweiser King Dragster        4.594  325.53
   7. David Baca           American Racing Dragster       4.616  321.27
   8. Rhonda Hartman-Smith Fram Filters Dragster          4.631  315.19
   9. Darrell Russell      Bilstein Eng. Flush Dragster   4.645  310.05
  10. David Grubnic        BME Dragster                   4.663  318.99
  11. Jim Head             Head Racing Dragster           4.688  313.51
  12. Paul Romine          CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster   4.719  310.48
  13. Melanie Troxel       Western Racing Dragster        4.830  296.37
  14. Luigi Novelli        National Mach. Repair Dragste  4.852  290.13
  15. Tim Cullinan         Dragster                       4.924  282.95
  16. Don Reed             Delphi/Valvoline Dragster      5.553  178.24
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Chris Karamesines    Chizler Dragster               5.689  174.08
  18. Doug Herbert         Snap-On Tools Dragster         6.591  188.83
  19. Scott Weis           RaceGirl Dragster              7.330  105.87

       
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Saturday

Order for Qualifying Round 3
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds
        of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 Psn   Driver                Vehicle                       ET    Speed
   1. Tony Schumacher      U.S. Army Dragster             4.512  326.16
   2. Doug Kalitta         MAC Tools Dragster             4.520  329.26
   3. Larry Dixon          Miller Lite Dragster           4.550  328.86
   4. John Smith           Prestone Dragster              4.556  325.77
   5. David Baca           American Racing Dragster       4.561  325.30
   6. Rhonda Hartman-Smith Fram Filters Dragster          4.562  316.23
   7. Cory McClenathan     N.Y. Yankees/Berryman Dragste  4.570  320.58
   8. Kenny Bernstein      Budweiser King Dragster        4.579  325.53
   9. Darrell Russell      Bilstein Eng. Flush Dragster   4.614  322.73
  10. David Grubnic        BME Dragster                   4.633  318.99
  11. Scott Weis           RaceGirl Dragster              4.640  321.96
  12. Jim Head             Head Racing Dragster           4.668  317.42
  13. Paul Romine          CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster   4.719  310.48
  14. Melanie Troxel       Western Racing Dragster        4.749  296.37
  15. Tim Cullinan         Dragster                       4.812  291.63
  16. Luigi Novelli        National Mach. Repair Dragste  4.852  290.13
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Doug Herbert         Snap-On Tools Dragster         5.124  197.71
  18. Chris Karamesines    Chizler Dragster               5.354  192.60
  19. Don Reed             Delphi/Valvoline Dragster      5.530  178.24

       
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Sunday

Results for Elimination Round 1
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1
        eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Darrell Russell (Bilstein Eng. Flush Dragste0.077     11.905  87.63
 (L) Kenny Bernstein (Budweiser King Dragster)   -0.008(R)  4.582 326.40
Current weather conditions: 60 degrees, 43 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.12 inches, with a track temperature of 86 degrees. Under high thin clouds.

This will be the 11th time these two have faced off against each other and the rubber match with each of them with five wins.

Russell is up in smoke as so as he hits the throttle, but that did not matter because Bernstein turned on the red light.

 (W) Cory McClenathan (N.Y. Yankees/Berryman Drag0.081      4.636 315.49
 (L) David Grubnic (BME Dragster)                0.024     10.148  80.21
McClenathan has pretty much own Grubnic. They have raced 11 times and Cory Mac has won 9 times.

Grubnic is first off the line, but is up in smoke and pedaled it one time, but by then it was over. McClenathan with a good clean and straight down the groove.

 (W) Rhonda Hartman-Smith (Fram Filters Dragster)0.085      4.768 304.12
 (L) Scott Weis (RaceGirl Dragster)              0.115      7.285 113.98
Rhonda is having a career weekend. This will be the third time these two have raced with each of them having a win.

Hartman-Smith is out of the gate first and never looked back to take the win. It was eating up an engine on the top end. Weis made it further down track than the previous two cars before he started to blister the rear slicks. He pedaled it, but could not get it to hook and clicked it off.

 (W) Jim Head (Head Racing Dragster)             0.096      4.616 319.45
 (L) David Baca (American Racing Dragster)       0.105      4.623 324.20
This will only be the second time these two have raced and Baca won the first match up.

Head with a slight starting line advantage and never looked back to take home the win. Alan Johnson was out on the starting line observing the run, he had been helping Head. Baca was a little loose on the top end, but still had the big top end speed.

Jim Head's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 (W) John Smith (Prestone Dragster)              0.042      4.587 310.55
 (L) Paul Romine (CARQUEST Auto Parts Dragster)  0.005     13.772  71.27
This will only be the second time these two have raced and Smith won the first meeting. Smith with a career best weekend.

Romine with a psychic light, but then was up in smoke before the 60-foot mark. Smith with a great looking straight down Broadway for the win and lane choice over Head in round two.

 (W) Larry Dixon (Miller Lite Dragster)          0.069      4.562 328.86
 (L) Melanie Troxel (Western Racing Dragster)    0.082     12.359  88.24
This is only the third time these two have raced and Dixon has won both of the previous races. Dixon was off the line first and had it hooked up all the way down the 1320 with the quickest pass of the session, so far. He will have lane choice over Hartman-Smith in round two. Troxel was up in smoke immediately to end her weekend.
 (W) Tim Cullinan (Dragster)                     0.075     13.271  73.60
 (L) Doug Kalitta (MAC Tools Dragster)           -0.067(R)  4.512 307.16
This is the first time Tim Cullinan has qualified for a race in only his second start, and he does it here at his home track.

Kalitta wasted quick E.T. of the round with a red light and this is his second red light of the season. Cullinan was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle, but will move on. He will give up lane choice to McClenathan.

 (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.052      4.512 329.18
 (L) Luigi Novelli (National Mach. Repair Dragste0.084      4.876 279.85
This is the first time these two have raced.

Schumacher with Alan Johnson tuning the car grabbed the number one spot for the first time since Reading last year, and this is the fifth time in his career that he has been number one.

Schumacher matched his career best pass from yesterday with this one and he was dropping cylinders on the left side from 1200 feet on. This is quick pass of the session here.

Novelli with a good looking pass just not enough Schumacher.

Schumacher collecting only his fifth round victory of the year and he will have lane choice over Russell in round two.

       
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Sunday

Results for Elimination Round 2
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2
        eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Cory McClenathan (N.Y. Yankees/Berryman Drag0.085      4.663 273.83
 (L) Tim Cullinan (Dragster)                     0.052      4.773 278.29
Current weather conditions: 63 degrees, 38 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.11 inches, with a track temperature of 96 degrees.

Cullinan with the starting line advantage and was out ahead until just before half track when the car got loose and he pedaled it one time. McClenathan fireballed the engine about 1200 feet, but held on for the win.

 (W) John Smith (Prestone Dragster)              0.048      4.681 296.63
 (L) Jim Head (Head Racing Dragster)             0.087      5.217 190.78
This is only the second time these two have raced each other and Head won the first match-up.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never looked back. He was starting to mix up cylinders on the top end and then the engine went away with a quick fireball. Head started to lose traction right before half track and and pedaled it and then started dropping cylinders.

 (W) Larry Dixon (Miller Lite Dragster)          0.095      4.552 326.32
 (L) Rhonda Hartman-Smith (Fram Filters Dragster)0.059      4.643 300.00
Dixon has owned Hartman-Smith beating her 10 out of the 11 times they have met.

Rhonda did her job on the line and was out in front until just before 1000 feet when she started dropping cylinders and then the engine went away right before the finish line. Dixon with a great looking pass in the heat of the day.

Dixon will have lane choice over Cory McClenathan.

 (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.059      4.507 327.35
 (L) Darrell Russell (Bilstein Eng. Flush Dragste0.059      4.591 319.67
Schumacher with a slight advantage in head to head match ups 6-5. They had identical reaction times and 60-foot times and then it was all Schumacher with his career quickest E.T. to take the win and lane choice in the semifinal against Smith. Russell with a good pass just not enough for the quickest pass of the session.
       
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Sunday

Results for Elimination Round 3
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3
        eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Larry Dixon (Miller Lite Dragster)          0.058      4.525 327.43
 (L) Cory McClenathan (N.Y. Yankees/Berryman Drag0.089      4.780 275.22
Current weather conditions: 67 degrees, 34 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.04 inches, with a track temperature of 103 degrees.

Dixon with a 18 to 13 lead in head to head match ups between these two.

Dixon with the starting line advantage and never looked back with a great looking pass in the warmest conditions they have faced all weekend. Cory Mac started to haze the tires around half track to end his weekend.

 (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.069      5.169 195.70
 (L) John Smith (Prestone Dragster)              0.023      6.081 173.05
Smith with a great light, but then dropped an cylinder right off the starting line and then started blistering the Goodyears around 330-foot mark. In the other lane Schumacher started to haze the tires around half track and then dropped some cylinders before it pitched the blower belt. He was just coasting from there on and Smith jumped back on the throttle, but it was too little too late. Schumacher will give up lane choice to Dixon.
       
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Sunday

Results for Final Round 
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4
        eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.048      4.530 321.50
 (L) Larry Dixon (Miller Lite Dragster)          0.064      4.615 321.42
Current weather conditions: 67 degrees, 29 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.08 inches, with a track temperature of 97 degrees.

Dixon has a 14-10 lead in head to head races between these two and a 3-2 advantage in final round match ups.

Schumacher was out of the gate first and never looked back to take home his first Wally since the US Nationals last year. Alan Johnson had this car set on kill all weekend and he didn't back it down here. Schumacher was running 273.05 mph at half track. This is his eighth win in Schumacher's career.

       
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Sunday

Results for Final Round 
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4
        eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth
        annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.048      4.530 321.50
 (L) Larry Dixon (Miller Lite Dragster)          0.064      4.615 321.42
Current weather conditions: 67 degrees, 29 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.08 inches, with a track temperature of 97 degrees.

Dixon has a 14-10 lead in head to head races between these two and a 3-2 advantage in final round match ups.

Schumacher was out of the gate first and never looked back to take home his first Wally since the US Nationals last year. Alan Johnson had this car set on kill all weekend and he didn't back it down here. Schumacher was running 273.05 mph at half track. This is his eighth win in Schumacher's career.

       
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