Sun, 20 Mar 2005, 05:11 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 4 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 22 Mark Billington
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.106 5.591 256.26 0.049 5.734 253.73
Prior rounds:
E3 (M Snyder ) 0.129 5.581 257.21 (J Payne ) 0.141 5.753 253.09
E2 (C Chesterman) 0.069 5.574 257.58 0.093 5.897 244.29
E1 (B Martin ) 0.173 5.580 259.06 (V Moats ) 0.120 5.682 254.59
Qualified: #7 5.664 255.82 #9 5.773 252.88
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.87
inches, adjusted altitude 1,368 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.Newberry has a new car here
it is a Jack Rousch built Monte Carlo the only one in the Top Alcohol Funny Car category with a S&W
chassis.
Billington with a big starting line advantage and then gets real loose, but stays with
it for nice pass. Newberry with another great looking pass to take home his 40th national event
win and his fourth from here in Gainesville.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink


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