Sun, Feb 28, 09:16 PM CHANDLER - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex Swayne-Goodwin Team In Final Again

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 15th annual NHRA Checker Shuck's Kragen Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Pat Austin          5.762 249.30  Q    1 Frank Manzo         5.669 254.52
   (R Alexander ) 0.474  5.802 248.20  E1   (J Field     ) 0.480  5.795 248.66
   (M Littlefiel) 0.474  5.756 247.29  E2   (B Williamson) 0.472  5.700 254.42
                  0.453  5.777 247.61  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.460  5.730 251.30

2:41 PM Manzo had the top end charge to catch Pat and win by about half a car length. No tire shake in either lane that time around, the first time that has happened in quite a while this afternoon.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Tate Branch         5.858 244.74  Q    3 Pete Swayne         5.738 249.76
   (R Parker    ) 0.514  5.882 246.12  E1   (D Taylor    ) 0.490  5.693 252.66
   (B Gallio    ) 0.463  5.975 230.49  E2   (S Gasparrell) 0.467  5.766 251.16
                        No Time        E3 *****WINNER***** 0.506  5.761 251.06

Branch is a no show, not really a surprise. He broke a motor in spectacular fashion last round. Swayne will need to run better than a 5.73 to have lane choice against Manzo in the final. He went for lane choice, but drifted over towards the centerline on this run, costing too much ET.

Manzo will have lane choice against Swayne in the final.




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