Sun, 14 Oct 2001, 01:22 AM FMDRS 2-6 - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of final, round 3 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
   2 Von Smith           5.873 247.47  Q    1 Jay Payne           5.743 248.29
   (B Mullins   ) 0.491  5.844 247.47  E1   (W Fulford   ) 0.547  5.802 221.34
   (S Harker    ) 0.481  5.870 246.71  E2                  0.464  5.758 247.61
                  0.472  5.806 248.34  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.499  5.750 247.61

The winner of this race will be the Division two championship for 2001. Smith gets the holeshot but Payne makes another good pass, driving by just after they cross the 1000 foot mark. Margin of victory = 0.029 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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