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Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 03:32 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Paul Gill                              37 John Bojec                   
E3                   0.125  7.158 121.15     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.596 256.45
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Manzo     ) 0.003  5.618 255.15      (E Lourie    ) 0.049  5.675 254.71
E1    (J Headley   ) 0.191  5.874 243.46      (T Bogolo    ) 0.070  5.792 255.05
 Qualified:             #2  5.618 250.09                        #3  5.626 255.97

3:22 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 2,160 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Gill shook the tires and got loose at about 300 feet. he pedaled it but by then, it was too late and Bojec was on his way to the win and his first final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Steve Harker                          147 Fred Tigges                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  5.562 256.55                     0.036 12.664  86.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Harvanek  ) 0.079  5.550 258.27      (T Veney     ) 0.034  5.625 241.32
E1    (B Naves     ) 0.055  5.539 259.51      (W Butler    ) 0.231  5.889 253.42
 Qualified:             #1  5.605 256.99                        #5  5.682 255.29

Tigges got off the staring line first but shook the tires. He tried to stay with the run but got out of the groove and had to back off the throttle. The TAFC final will be Harker vs. Bojec.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink