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SATURDAY, May 1st, 2010

Saturday Semi-Finals:

(W) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil Dragster)
0.125 / 4.753 / 311.70

(L) Del Cox Jr. (RG Industries Dragster)
0.124 / 4.784 / 290.13

5:57 p.m. Litton's vintage Suburban tow vehicle this weekend is one that belonged to Sean Watts, a young man who died in an accident. The Suburban is being used to raise funds for a scholarship fund for North Carolina students, in Watts' name.

The opening race was about as good as it gets, the two drivers leavinga s one and side-by-side all the way down the track. Cox led the first half, Litton the second half. Bruce Litton's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(-0.007), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0309 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Saturday Finals:

(W) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil Dragster)
0.132 / 4.699 / 310.91

(L) Spencer Massey (Bexar Waste Dragster)
0.083 / 4.828 / 274.22

9:16 p.m. Masswey was off the line first, but Litton made up the difference and led by the 60-foot marker, then started pulling away. Massey's header flames went out around the 1,000-foot marker, but the race was over by then. Bruce Litton's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.022), 660ft(0.024), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0807 seconds (approximately 32 feet).

Bruce Litton's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.229, 660ft-3.198/264.49 mph, 1,000ft-3.999.

SUNDAY, May 2nd, 2010

Sunday Semi-Finals:

(W) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil Dragster)
0.096 / 4.847 / 303.50

(L) Del Cox Jr. (RG Industries Dragster)
0.069 / 4.881 / 292.65

This was a close drag race under tough conditions - it's 86 degrees and humid, the track is 125 degrees. Cox got a nice holeshot and made a good run, but Litton ran him down in the final part of the track. Bruce Litton's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.015), 330 ft(-0.032), 660ft(-0.038), 1,000ft(-0.018). MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Litton and Lagan will square off in the final, Cox and Massey in the consolation round.

Sunday Finals:

(W) Bruce Litton (Lucas Oil Dragster)
0.116 / 5.561 / 181.96

(L) Bobby Lagana Jr. (POW-MIA Dragster)
0.135 / 8.038 / 92.25

3:42 p.m. Litton was trying to go four-for-four this weekend, Lagan was trying to even the score after a tough outing yesterday.

Both had problems, but Lagana's came first, losing traction around half track. Then Litton lost the blower belt, around the 1,000-foot marker. But by then he was well ahead and had more momentum than Lagana.