Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 13:54 PM
Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Frank Manzo 433 Bryan Brown
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.077 5.519 263.82 0.079 5.986 173.38
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Yale ) 0.060 5.605 263.41 (D Pomponio ) 0.039 5.683 250.04
Qualified: #1 5.502 264.86 #8 5.658 252.05
Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.36
inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.When he faced Ro Yale in
round 1 it was the 218th different driver he faced, so when he meets Bryan Brown in round 2 it will
be the 219th different driver he has faced..Frank has only raced at the Dallas event three times in
his career, (1986, 1991 and 1999) and has never been to a final round here. Manzo with a slight
starting line advantage and another great pass for the win. Brown was on a good looking pass until
just past half track when there was a quick flash of flame and the engine went silent.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
10 Shane Westerfield 5 John Lombardo Jr.
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.081 5.535 260.91 0.087 5.567 263.56
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Burck ) 0.092 5.526 261.02 (S Gasparrell) 0.067 5.571 261.02
Qualified: #3 5.545 259.96 #6 5.588 261.42
Westerfield and Lombardo Jr. have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.
Westerfield with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win by 0.0381 seconds
(approximately 15 feet). Lombardo Jr. with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Jay Payne 33 Ray Drew
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.152 5.602 259.06 No Time
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Van Hauen ) 0.126 5.552 260.66 (C Foster ) 0.104 5.703 251.06
Qualified: #4 5.559 260.31 #12 5.720 253.66
When Jay Payne meets Ray Drew in round 2 it will be the 259th different driver he has faced in
his career. Drew is a no show and Payne gets the freebie. Payne will give up lane choice to MAnzo
in the semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Annie Whiteley 78 Doug Gordon
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.087 5.516 260.21 0.058 5.633 256.45
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Davis ) 0.074 5.521 260.11 (M Woznichak ) 0.074 5.626 256.89
Qualified: #2 5.521 259.56 #7 5.629 256.80
This is the first time Whiteley and Gordon have faced each other in eliminations. Gordon with
the starting line advantage, but Whiteley has the difference made up by 150 feet and takes the win.
Annie Whiteley's MOV: 0.0884 seconds (approximately 33 feet). Whiteley with her quickest pass of
the season for the win and she will have lane choice over Westerfield in the semifinal.
Timing data courtesy of
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