Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 01:52 PM
Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
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By Jason Murray
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
32 Mick Snyder 25 Mark Billington
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.039 5.637 255.63 0.128 5.817 249.26
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Rogers ) 0.058 6.159 236.17 (P Gill ) 0.022 5.780 249.90
Qualified: #2 5.614 256.50 #7 5.743 253.04
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.24
inches, adjusted altitude 3,606 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.Billington had lane choice
coming into this round from his run last night. Snyder leaves first and never looks back in this
round. Snyder makes a really good run to move into the semi-finals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Steve Harker 326 Brian Harvanek
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.051 5.584 258.07 0.101 5.789 252.05
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Cox ) 0.039 5.717 220.22 (F Tigges ) 0.032 5.822 249.86
Qualified: #4 5.631 257.14 #12 5.825 230.41
Harker is facing his 50th different driver. Harker makes it look easy, leaves first and never
trails and runs huge number for his round win. Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.950
sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.685/205.35mph, 1,000ft-4.713
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
308 Marc White 2777 Nick Bastiao
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.058 5.638 257.38 0.052 5.675 256.21
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Nothstein ) 0.069 5.636 257.58 (J Bojec ) 0.055 5.678 255.63
Qualified: #3 5.629 256.55 #6 5.719 255.73
White had lane choice in this meeting and was higher qualified in the field. Bastiao takes just
a little edge off the line, but it didn't last long as White's horsepower was too much and White is
able to drive around him by 200ft. White will give up lane choice by .001 to Synder in the next
round. Marc White's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(0.003),
660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0317 seconds (approximately 12 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Frank Manzo 1117 John Anderika
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.031 5.594 260.51 0.035 5.717 250.13
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Naves ) 0.123 5.610 260.36 (L Sgro ) 0.038 5.787 247.52
Qualified: #1 5.588 259.86 #8 5.750 228.27
This the 191st driver that Manzo has faced in his career. Manzo gets out of the gate first and
he never looks back. Manzo makes a great run, but he won't have lane choice over Harker in the
next round, which will be a huge match-up. Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec.,
330ft-2.508, 660ft-3.708/208.04mph, 1,000ft-4.731
Timing data courtesy of
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