Sat, 13 Oct 2001, 10:01 PM FMDRS 2-6 - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the FMDRS 2-6:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 William Fulford     7.267 196.82  Q    1 Jay Payne           5.743 248.29
                  0.529  6.725 211.59  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.547  5.802 221.34

Fulford got out of the groove early and Payne pulled away.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Bruce Mullins       6.194 228.77  Q    2 Von Smith           5.873 247.47
                  0.470  6.088 231.91  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.491  5.844 247.47

Mullins gets a little out of the groove and Smith drives away for the win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Steve Harker        6.173 242.36  Q    3 Bruce Peterson Jr.  6.119 232.39
 *****WINNER***** 0.531  6.027 238.55  E1                  0.491  6.162 230.02

Peterson gets out of the groove and almost crosses the centerline. Margin of victory = 0.095 seconds (approximately 32 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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