Sat, 2 Oct 2004, 01:03 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 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
    3 Cy Chesterman                           7 Chuck Cheeseman
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.198 164.93                     0.040  7.152 137.74
 Qualified:             #4  5.671 252.33                        #5  5.808 246.08

11:41 a.m. Chesterman was on a decent pass until the 1000 foot mark, then he bangs the blower, the releif panel flying high into the air. Cheeseman shakes the tires, then gives up on the run around half-track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bob Newberry                            5 Jay Payne
E1                   0.088  5.636 255.92     ****WINNER****  0.088  5.536 260.16
 Qualified:             #2  5.647 254.52                        #7  8.990  97.98

Payne isn't qualified for the regular race so this run means a lot. He gets loose off the line, skates around for the first half of the run, then goes on through with the quickest run of the weekend so far.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Bucky Austin                            8 Doug Gordon
E1   ****WINNER****  0.095  5.601 256.06                     0.079  5.741 249.53
 Qualified:             #3  5.655 258.71                        #6  5.825 247.84

Austin drifts toward the center-line early, but gets it back in the groove around half-track and drives away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   42 Jackie Stidham                             Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.811 12.029  89.83
 Qualified:             #1  5.628 255.63                     Bye

Stidham stages, then idles down the track. In round two it will be Chesterman with lane choice over Stidham and Payne with lane choice over Austin.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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