Sun, 16 Mar 2003, 03:25 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chuck Cheeseman                         8 Bob Newberry
E3                   0.067  5.678 251.39     ****WINNER****  0.078  5.650 252.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M White     ) 0.048  5.654 251.18      (T Frickensch) 0.133  5.657 253.59
E1    (B Carlson   ) 0.125  5.658 253.02                     0.147  5.670 253.95
 Qualified:             #4  5.689 252.59                        #1  5.618 255.24

3:10 PM Current weather conditions: 73 degrees, 69 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.89 inches, sunny skies, with a track temperature of 106 degrees.

THis was a good drag race, Cheeseman with a hundredth in hand at the tree and Newberry with the top-end power to run him down. Bob Newberry's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.010), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0179 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Jeff Craig                             52 Cy Chesterman
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.707 253.09                     0.061  5.695 254.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Moats     ) 0.053  5.749 252.73      (J Sickles   ) 0.024  5.657 254.66
E1    (C Gambino   ) 0.085  5.704 253.16      (L Bakke     ) 0.067  5.737 247.66
 Qualified:             #6  5.743 252.59                        #2  5.637 253.95

Based on qualifying and prior rounds, this was a a big upset, a holeshot win for Craig. He nailed Chesterman to the tree and then held him off to get the win light. Chesterman made up most of the deficit by the 60-foot marker, but never managed to take the lead. Jeff Craig's incremental margins: 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.010), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0100 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Craig faces Newberry in the finals, Newberry with lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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