Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 04:12 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Mickey Ferro                           75 John Lombardo Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.075  5.553 259.66                     0.080  5.591 258.91
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Henry     ) 0.062  5.551 257.53      (K Webster   ) 0.072  5.563 257.43
E1    (J Bojec     ) 0.066  5.538 259.56      (C Foster    ) 0.071  5.732 251.39
 Qualified:             #2  5.594 255.77                        #3  5.621 256.21

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,633 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Ferro is 1 - 0 against Lombardo Jr. in prior events. Ferro is out of the gate first and never trailed as he goes to the final. Lombardo Jr. with a career fastest pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Frank Manzo                             8 Jay Payne                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.064  5.615 261.22                     0.002  5.680 258.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Gill      ) 0.065  5.489 262.90      (R Bateman   ) 0.076  5.624 239.65
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.223  5.537 260.97      (J McKnight  ) 0.112  5.569 260.16
 Qualified:             #1  5.551 259.56                        #5  5.653 249.53

Manzo is 13 - 5 against Payne in prior events. Payne with a near perfect light, but Manzo has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Payne comes back and takes the lead at half track, but Manzo chases him down right in the lights and takes the win. Frank Manzo's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 16 inches). Manzo will give up lane choice to Ferro in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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