Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series, 16th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Steve Gasparrelli 3 Jay Payne
E3 0.114 5.665 254.62 ****WINNER**** 0.043 5.710 253.23
Prior rounds:
E2 (R August Jr ) 0.066 5.606 256.45 (J Weaver ) 0.113 5.621 257.43
E1 (D VanGundy ) 0.197 5.722 250.64 (M Littlefiel) 0.059 5.665 255.24
Qualified: #2 5.641 256.26 #3 5.673 254.42
3:27 PM It's cooling off a little and we are starting to have a head wind picking up.
Payne gets the hole shot win over Gasparrelli. Close at the finish line. Jay Payne's MOV:
0.0262 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Bucky Austin 74 Bret Williamson
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.082 5.684 254.66 0.078 5.729 244.92
Prior rounds:
E2 (E Marx ) 0.146 5.596 258.07 (D Gordon ) 0.084 5.674 248.61
E1 (B Gallio ) 0.124 5.659 253.37 (J Rupert ) 0.086 5.783 244.60
Qualified: #1 5.632 257.92 #4 5.689 250.27
Division 6 Vs. Division 7 hitters to wrap up the round. Williamson was away first and
led Austin until past mid track and was only .011 behind at the 1000 foot lights. Austin
ran ten MPH faster to take the win and will have lane choice over Payne in the
final.
Timing data courtesy of
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