Top Fuel eliminations

Bryan Sanders (shown) did about everything but sell tickets leading through both rounds of qualifying, setting and backing up a new ET record (3.385), then going home with a somewhat bittersweet win against Scotty Lumbert in the finals. Lumbert went red at the start giving the victory to Sanders. Lumbert would leg out his run and blow up on the top end. From there the boat went out of control and crashed, ejecting the capsule as the boats are designed to do. Rescue was quickly on the scene and removed the capsule. Lumbert was then air-lifted to an Austin hospital.

[Note: From team and family sources, Lumbert has a broken arm, plus facial fractures and cuts. He is currently in ICU at an Austin hospital while they continue to do CT scans and monitor him. While not entirely out of the woods, the prognosis looks good for his recovery.]

Bryan Sanders, 3.903 @ 180.264 defeats Scotty Lumbert, 3.451 @ 262.868(red)

Round 1

Bryan Sanders, 3.507 @ 252.524 - Bye

Lee Warren “Whiskey River” 3.989 @ 210.629 def. Daryl Ehrlich “Problem Child” 3.940 @ 226.675 (red)

Scotty Lumbert, 3.644 @ 236.135 def. Scott Compton “Liquid Voodoo” 9.737 @ 28.210

Round 2

Bryan Sanders, 3.419 @ 256.844** backs up record def. Lee Warren, 4.237 @ 179.765

Scotty Lumbert, 3.686 @ 203.381 - Bye