Sun, 10 Oct 2004, 02:07 PM
Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations
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By Jim Samuel
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MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series, 20th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
13 Paul Gill 4 Bob Newberry
E3 0.248 5.584 253.28 ****WINNER**** 0.108 5.618 254.33
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Ferro ) 0.107 5.643 256.60 (P Lee ) 0.106 5.575 256.50
E1 (J McCulloch ) 0.307 5.712 249.03 (F Schuster ) 0.313 5.654 254.14
Qualified: #2 5.648 256.45 #3 5.678 251.81
1:58 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent,
barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,157 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.Gill had a
career best ET but it was not good enough to win because Newberry beat him at the tree.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1224 David Ray 1 Frank Manzo
E3 0.065 5.661 248.07 ****WINNER**** 0.037 5.529 261.02
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Pomponio ) 0.087 5.691 253.85 (T Veney ) 0.038 5.557 260.66
E1 (C English ) 0.121 5.699 252.66 (D Cox ) 0.140 5.584 257.63
Qualified: #4 5.685 252.10 #1 5.580 258.76
Manzo had the quicker start and then went on for a new track record and a career best ET to
get the win. He'll have lane choice over Newberry in the next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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