Sat, 2 Oct 2004, 04:11 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Bucky Austin                            5 Jay Payne
E2                   0.102  5.543 235.60     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.521 259.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gordon    ) 0.095  5.601 256.06      (B Newberry  ) 0.088  5.536 260.16
 Qualified:             #3  5.655 258.71                        #7  8.990  97.98

Payne with the starting line advantage, but then Austin had the lead at 330 feet until just past half track. Jay Payne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.006), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(-0.003), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0521 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Cy Chesterman                          42 Jackie Stidham
E2                   0.058 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.052  5.646 265.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Cheeseman ) 0.059  6.198 164.93                     0.811 12.029  89.83
 Qualified:             #4  5.671 252.33                        #1  5.628 255.63

Stidham with a slight starting line advantage, but then it is all Chesterman. But he starts drifting toward the centerline and then takes out the finish line cones. Chesterman is DQ'ed and Stidham will take the win and he will give up lane choice to Payne in the final.

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