Sun, Mar 21, 03:50 PM GAINESVILLE - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Ed Dykes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 30th annual Mac Tools Gatornationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Tony Bartone        5.739 249.72  Q   1 Pat Austin          5.642 255.15
   (L Bakke     ) 0.490  5.726 252.57 E1   (Bye         ) 0.542  5.693 251.25
   (J Sieger    ) 0.458  5.883 253.42 E2   (J Payne     ) 0.484  5.704 252.80
 *****WINNER***** 0.495  5.641 256.31 E3                  0.527  5.712 255.24

3:39 PM, and Austin takes the right side, even though he was out of shape there in the previous round. And Bartone is happy about it, his Camaro running right down the groove to a two carlength victory.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Todd Paton          5.792 247.52  Q   6 Bob Newberry        5.770 249.86
   (C Fryfogle  ) 0.478  5.833 249.58 E1   (M Billington) 0.480  5.907 244.47
   (F Manzo     ) 0.471  5.782 251.53 E2   (P Gill      ) 0.501  5.709 255.58
 *****WINNER***** 0.468  5.735 253.14 E3                  0.497  5.738 254.04

Paton won this one on the starting line, his Optima Batteries machine away first and the margin was the same from that point on. Newberry trailed him across the finish by 0.032 secs, or 12 feet. So the final round is set, and it should be a great one.

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