Sun, 1 Jun 2008, 01:38 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Daniel Wilkerson                        2 Jay Payne                    
E2                   0.022  5.757 250.74     ****WINNER****  0.041  5.686 253.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Moats     ) 0.028  5.759 250.64      (C Foster    ) 0.056  5.722 254.42
 Qualified:             #6  5.716 251.72                        #3  5.698 250.83

This is the 231st different driver Payne has raced in his career. Wilkerson with a great light, but Payne has the difference made up by 100 feet and drove away for the win by about 19 feet. Payne with his quickest pass of the event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   42 Jimmy Jones                          7384 Sean O'Bannon                
E2                   0.016  5.806 248.84     ****WINNER****  0.052  5.687 252.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Williams  ) 0.039  5.730 253.56      (N Matter    ) 0.070  5.713 255.10
 Qualified:             #7  5.725 254.90                        #2  5.683 253.95

Jones is currently No. 6 in the point standings. Jones with a big starting line advantage, but O'Bannon with the power in that new Monte Carlo to chase him down by 500 feet and drive away for the win by over a couple car lengths. O'Bannon by 0.001 seconds will give up lane choice to Payne in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Roger Bateman                           8 Von Smith                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  5.694 249.81                     0.024  9.768  85.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S McVey     ) 0.061  5.692 251.06      (C Chesterman) 0.041  5.668 253.56
 Qualified:             #4  5.704 249.35                        #5  5.707 254.52

Smith with severe tire shake and shuts it off. Bateman with another good clean pass to move on to the semifinals

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Harker                         7735 Steve Gasparrelli            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.652 253.95                     0.080  5.741 246.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.119  5.664 255.00      (K Kinsley   ) 0.104  5.708 253.04
 Qualified:             #1  5.659 254.81                        #9  5.790 246.48

They left together and then is was all Harker with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice Bateman in the semifinal.

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