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Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 05:00 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   64 John Evanchuk                          73 Doug Gordon                  
E2                   0.058  7.200 136.73     ****WINNER****  0.034  5.659 256.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Thompson  ) 0.049  5.658 251.39      (M Woznichak ) 0.058  5.643 255.10
 Qualified:            #14  5.729 248.57                        #6  5.640 255.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,875 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Gordon with the starting line advantage and runs a nother good pass for the win. Evanchuk got real loose and over by the centerline before he lifted.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  572 Brent Henry                            37 John Bojec                   
E2                   0.035  5.657 255.19     ****WINNER****  0.016  5.579 257.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Ruckman   ) 0.070  6.035 247.34      (J Payne     ) 0.066  5.584 255.77
 Qualified:            #10  5.709 255.19                       #15  5.737 253.80

This is the first time Henry and Bojec have faced each other in eliminations. Bojec with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Henry with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. bojec will have lane choice over Gordon in the semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean O'Bannon                           4 Tony Bartone                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  5.691 254.52                     0.105  5.741 253.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.106  5.573 256.80      (J Lombardo J) 0.071  5.646 258.37
 Qualified:             #5  5.632 256.60                       #13  5.727 258.17

O'Bannon with a great light and gets the win while Bartone slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 710D Alexis De Joria                         6 Mickey Ferro                 
E2                   0.056  5.636 254.23     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.591 255.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Williamson) 0.037  5.578 257.58      (K Ray       ) 0.061  5.559 257.68
 Qualified:             #8  5.658 256.84                        #1  5.596 257.48

Ferro is 2 - 0 against De Joria in prior events. Ferro is out of the gate first and never trails as he runs the quickest pass of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over O'Bannon in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink