Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi

Top Fuel -- 1. Antron Brown, 3.797 seconds, 324.98 mph vs. 16. Cory McClenathan, 3.914, 309.98; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.801, 320.51 vs. 15. Hillary Will, 3.903, 305.01; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 3.804, 321.35 vs. 14. Terry McMillen, 3.891, 308.14; 4. Shawn Langdon, 3.805, 323.04 vs. 13. Spencer Massey, 3.888, 313.95; 5. Tony Schumacher, 3.818, 321.42 vs. 12. Clay Millican, 3.886, 311.77; 6. Morgan Lucas, 3.824, 320.66 vs. 11. Khalid alBalooshi, 3.869, 311.85; 7. David Grubnic, 3.841, 319.29 vs. 10. Bob Vandergriff, 3.866, 318.77; 8. J.R. Todd, 3.843, 318.69 vs. 9. Doug Kalitta, 3.844, 312.57. Did Not Qualify: 17. Mike Strasburg, 4.104, 282.13; 18. Scott Palmer, 4.125, 254.04; 19. Fred Farndon, 4.316, 181.67; 20. Luigi Novelli, 5.505, 240.72. http://www.newerade.com/MYblog/wp-admin/

Through the banked Karussel corner, the tyres experience increased lateral load and sidewall pressure, while at Pflanzgarten the whole weight of the car presses down on the rubber after becoming airborne http://hugocopeland.wordpress.com/ . On the long Dottingher Hohe straight, the shoulder of the tyre comes under stress due to the relatively small contact patch experienced at the Nurburging. This is due to the high camber run by most cars.