Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 12:46 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   75 John Lombardo Jr.                      37 John Bojec                   
E2                   0.053  5.706 253.28     ****WINNER****  0.058  5.571 257.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A De Joria  ) 0.090  5.709 255.43      (T Carter    ) 0.054  5.622 256.21
 Qualified:            #13  5.766 254.14                        #5  5.620 256.06

12:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,870 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

This is the first time these two have met in national event competition, Lombardo facing his 20th different opponent, Bojec his 13th.

They left together, but Boject steadily pulled away to win handily, running a career-best ET.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Harker                            4 Tony Bartone                 
E2                   0.044  5.612 254.14     ****WINNER****  0.049  5.530 259.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Moats     ) 0.051  5.614 253.80      (R Cortino   ) 0.093  5.767 255.10
 Qualified:             #9  5.660 252.76                        #1  5.498 261.37

This is the third time these two have faced each other, each taking on win, both prior meetings coming in the semifinals, at Houston this year and at Topeka last year.

Harker had a slightly better light and was quicker intiially, but then it was all Bartone and he pulled away to win by over a car length. He ran low ET of the round so far and will have lane choice against Bojec in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jay Payne                             301 Fred Hagen Jr.               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.121  5.650 256.31                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Simonton  ) 0.095  5.648 255.05      (B Harvanek  ) 0.091  5.618 255.29
 Qualified:             #7  5.640 256.84                        #2  5.512 262.13

Hagen's car "had an issue" when the team warmed it up this morning and he was unable to answer the staging call. payne made a clean run, looking for lane choice in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Mickey Ferro                            7 Chris Foster                 
E2                   0.039  5.732 253.18     ****WINNER****  0.076  5.649 254.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Dobbs     ) 0.099  5.592 255.34      (B Henry     ) 0.055  5.672 252.85
 Qualified:             #3  5.521 257.68                       #11  5.709 249.39

This is the first time these two have met in national event competition, Ferro meeting his 51st different opponent and Foster his 19th.

Ferro had a very good light and led past the 330-foot mark, but Foster had the performance edge today and won by about a car length. He also will have lane chocie against Payne, by a thousandth of a second.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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