AC Delco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Oct. 25-28, 2001

Schumacher's staging act is too cool. (57,788 bytes)Army car qualified 10th with 'only' a 4.653/320.74 took out Cowin in one, lost to KB in two. (48,559 bytes)This one's for all the bad ass people over in the middle east doin' a job for us all! (46,175 bytes)Now this was not a Photoshop job on second alternate Tim Gibson. Sometimes it just works. (36,855 bytes)
Second generation Northwest Top Fuel driver Brady Kalivoda. (45,860 bytes)He qualified on the bump with a 4.781/304 in the Moto 1 car, but broke in round one. (87,664 bytes)Former Surrey resident Chris McNicol crewed on Lampus team. (54,707 bytes)There were plans to have Garlits in Clapshaw's ride here, but they failed to materialize. Hometowner qualified 14 at 4.689/299.20 then fouled against Scelzi in round one. (58,532 bytes)
Aussie Andrew Cowin made the show in 7th at 4.596/318.32, lost to the Army in round one. (67,075 bytes)The only car on site with a number starting with 8. (50,307 bytes)Dick: Larry Dixon was number one with an amazing track record 4.509, nailed a 4.53 in round one, then fell off in a loss to Lampus in two. (43,134 bytes)
Doug Kalitta was 6th with a 4.594/317.87, raced past rhonda in one, Scelzi in two but not KB in the semis. (72,841 bytes)Mr Gywnn looking about as Yankee as one can get. (24,461 bytes)The King set top speed of the event with a 326.08 in qualifying second with a 4.54. (56,852 bytes)The race runner-up went 4.55-324 over Herbert in one, 4.56/321 to oust Schumacher in two followed by a 4.58/324 win over Kalitta before loosing to Russell in the final. (52,461 bytes)
Got your toothpick back eh Dick? (60,527 bytes)Lampus was very impressive qualifying nine with a 4.64/316.75 before taking out Hartley, and Dixon. (65,757 bytes)Also looking good was Clay Millican. (101,864 bytes)They qualified 12 at 4.66/318.02, won first round over Dunn before meeting Russell in two. (31,357 bytes)
Darrell Russell qualified 4th at 4.57/322. (59,495 bytes)Took out Weis in one, Millican in two both with sub-stellar passes before a 4.58/319 win over Lampus in semi and going on to meet KB in final. (55,856 bytes)Top Fuel winner Darrell Russell of Hockley Texas. (47,060 bytes)
Number three qualifier Scelzi (4.54/319.67) went 4.59/315 in round one win over a fouling Clapshaw before having trouble against Kalitta in two. (43,313 bytes)The final was a great race as Russell went .476/4.602/319.67 to KB's .445/4.689/308.78 (40,998 bytes)Mike Dunn qualified 5th at 4.593/321.12 (46,945 bytes) 

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