Sun, 23 Sep 2001, 08:52 PM FMDRS 5-6 - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the NHRA Division 5 Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series Event:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Vern Moats          6.125 236.84  Q    2 Bernie Harrington   6.054 236.67
   (S Griboski  ) 0.611  6.153 237.96  E1   (R Williams  ) 0.474  5.988 238.98
 *****WINNER***** 0.566  6.144 234.41  E2                  0.508  7.527 204.26

2:40 PM Harrington smoked the tires on the launch, but he stayed on the throttle until half track, the car fishtailing to that point.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Lawren Jones        6.134 224.88  Q    1 Kirk Williams       6.015 236.75
   (R Kanenwishe) 0.510  6.065 232.47  E1   (M Oliver    ) 0.473  6.026 236.42
                  0.480  8.592 106.98  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.474  6.043 237.00

Jones got out of the groove at 60 feet and he almost took out the 330-foot cone before lifting. Williams will have lane choice in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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