Sun, 20 Mar 2005, 03:05 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 36th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Newberry                            7 Mick Snyder                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.129  5.581 257.21                     0.050 16.008  49.15
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Chesterman) 0.069  5.574 257.58      (T Branch    ) 0.113  5.682 250.76
E1    (B Martin    ) 0.173  5.580 259.06      (D Townsend  ) 0.108  5.701 247.25
 Qualified:             #7  5.664 255.82                        #6  5.650 250.83

Snyder is out of the gate first, but shakes the tires hard and clicks it off. Newberry with another nice looking pass almost identical to his first round pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jay Payne                              22 Mark Billington              
E3                   0.122  5.837 251.18     ****WINNER****  0.141  5.753 253.09
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Ray       ) 0.111  5.826 230.94                     0.093  5.897 244.29
E1    (B Gibson    ) 0.080  5.673 250.48      (V Moats     ) 0.120  5.682 254.59
 Qualified:             #4  5.574 260.04                        #9  5.773 252.88

Billington with the starting line advantage, but shook the tires and he pedaled it and got it under control. Payne shook the tires right off the starting line and made a quick move toward the wall and he pedal it also, but couldn't catch Billington. Mark Billington's MOV: 0.0658 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Billington will give up lane choice in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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