Sun, 2 Oct 2005, 05:07 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mick Snyder                             3 Frank Manzo                  
E4                   0.030  5.666 254.71     ****WINNER****  0.035  5.615 257.87
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Chesterman) 0.036  5.678 251.49      (D Gordon    ) 0.049  5.638 257.33
E2    (S Harker    ) 0.044  5.698 251.25      (D Taylor    ) 0.060  5.697 255.73
E1    (K Williams  ) 0.054  5.651 252.57      (M Billington) 0.030  5.597 257.14
 Qualified:             #4  5.599 256.02                        #2  5.563 259.26

3:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,699 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Manzo is 27-3 in his last 30 finals. He won All Star event and is trying to double up here. Snyder is 1-1 and is the defending champ.

Snyder leaves first, then Manzo reels him in and drives around at the 330-foot mark. He pulls away to take win his 61st national event.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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