Sun, 22 Oct 2006, 05:23 PM
Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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REYNOLDS, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series,
Southeast Division, event at Silver Dollar Raceway:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
806 Steve Harker 7976 Keeter Ray
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.121 5.845 250.88 0.103 5.896 238.51
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Sullivan ) 0.082 5.928 247.47 (M Todd ) 0.483 5.948 237.55
Qualified: #2 5.841 251.20 #3 5.958 227.38
5:11 p.m. Ray gets the hole-shot and starts to pull away. He stays out in front past the
1000-foot mark, then Harker has a big top end charge and drives around him for the win.Steve
Harker's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.030), 330 ft(-0.048), 660ft(-0.047),
1,000ft(-0.011). MOV: 0.0335 seconds (approximately 12 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Jay Payne 317 Steve Franke
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.068 5.881 252.52 0.134 7.060 176.63
Prior rounds:
E1 0.088 5.821 235.56 (M Billington) 0.612 7.037 201.67
Qualified: #1 5.832 252.10 #5 7.510 182.53
Franke had problems right from the hit, the engine sounding sluggish, putting smoke out all the
way through the run. He bangs the blower about 1000 feet out and the car noses over. Payne goes
right down the groove but will give up lane choice to Harker in the final round.
Timing data courtesy of
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