Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 06:36 PM
Nitro Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Torco Nitro Funny Car at the 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam
Drag Racing Series, IHRA World Finals Presented by The U.S. Air Force featuring UTI CHampionship
Sunday:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
206 Bob Gilbertson 13 Cory Lee
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.113 4.877 314.53 0.121 4.977 303.30
Prior rounds:
E2 (M KING ) 0.116 4.953 301.67 (T SIMPSON ) 0.127 6.297 139.95
E1 (D CREASY JR ) 0.101 4.906 315.86 (J WYATT ) 0.107 4.951 306.40
Qualified: #1 4.916 305.91 #2 4.931 305.22
6:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent,
barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,559 feet, track temperature 95 degrees. The sun has set
behind the left side grandstands and the track in now in full shadow. The Metal Wood Bat marketing
guys are throwing foam bats into the stands on both sides of the track.Gilbertson is away first
and easily leads Lee from start to finish. He opens up his lead at every mark on the track. Lee's
car moved around some after mid-track, but Gilbertson is straight and true to take the 2007 IHRA
World Finals Nitro Funny Car Championship.
Timing data courtesy of
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