Sun, Oct 25, 08:57 PM ENNIS - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Ed Dykes

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 13th annual NHRA Revell Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 John Weaver         5.684 248.34  Q  15 Tate Branch         5.909 244.89
   (T Simpson   ) 0.477  5.728 245.63 E1   (M White     ) 0.403  6.009 242.00
   (D Gordon    ) 1.043  5.828 245.49 E2   (P Swayne    ) 0.531  5.954 243.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.513  5.850 242.71 E3                  0.415  6.072 240.12

2:47 PM and we're down to the final four... and it's Weaver into the final, his car rock solid all weekend long.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Paul Gill           5.654 254.09  Q  13 John Lawson         5.891 198.58
   (F Monaghan  ) 0.523  5.717 251.60 E1   (C Cheeseman ) 0.490  5.795 248.07
   (T Paton     ) 0.826  5.685 254.59 E2   (S Gasparrell) 0.430  5.817 248.75
                  0.511  5.818 252.88 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.452  5.788 249.10

No shake and very little shimmy with this pair, both cars solid to the finish. The margin at the end was only 0.089 seconds, about 33 feet.

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