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Sun, 20 Jul 2008, 05:22 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7384 Sean O'Bannon                           7 Brian Hough                  
E3                   0.079  5.664 258.02     ****WINNER****  0.076  5.654 253.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Ray       ) 0.130  5.628 259.61      (S Bellemeur ) 0.066  5.674 253.47
E1    (C Thompson  ) 0.102  5.686 256.80      (H Coolidge  ) 0.082  5.686 255.00
 Qualified:             #1  5.562 261.72                        #5  5.653 255.19

Hough with his best pass of eliminations and he takes the win by 0.0131 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7735 Steve Gasparrelli                       2 Jay Payne                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.685 253.95                     0.068  5.783 257.14
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Taylor    ) 0.055  5.681 255.15      (R Bateman   ) 0.141  5.586 260.81
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.108  5.674 255.87      (N Sitko     ) 0.131  5.573 259.41
 Qualified:             #6  5.655 255.19                        #2  5.564 261.22

Gasparrelli takes the win, but will give up lane choice to Hough in the final.