Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 20:24 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jay Payne                               4 Chris Marshall               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.563 264.86                     0.033  5.565 261.93
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Drew      ) 0.062  5.580 264.91      (D Gordon    ) 0.025  5.528 264.34
E2    (S Bellemeur ) 0.065  5.580 263.72      (A Rochon    ) 0.103  5.542 263.98
E1    (P Esz       ) 0.102  5.560 265.43      (R Stack     ) 0.049  5.512 265.48
 Qualified:             #8  5.559 263.51                        #7  5.554 264.60

8:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,133 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Payne and Marshall have each won 2 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

THey leave just 0.001 apart and fly right on down the track. Marshall is in the lead right to the finish lie and Payne just gets on by at the finish for a 14 inch win.

He won here in 2010 and 2014 and was runner-up in TAD in 1996. He ha a career 44 wins and 36 runner-ups.

Jay Payne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.026), 330 ft(-0.034), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.707/208.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.714. Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.683/206.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.704.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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