Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 10:12 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Mickey Ferro                            1 Frank Manzo                  
E4                  -0.213  5.530 260.31     ****WINNER**** -0.023  5.459 264.75
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lombardo J) 0.075  5.553 259.66      (J Payne     ) 0.064  5.615 261.22
E2    (B Henry     ) 0.062  5.551 257.53      (P Gill      ) 0.065  5.489 262.90
E1    (J Bojec     ) 0.066  5.538 259.56      (S Gasparrell) 0.223  5.537 260.97
 Qualified:             #2  5.594 255.77                        #1  5.551 259.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 2,004 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Manzo is 7 - 1 against Ferro in prior events and Manzo is 2 - 0 against Ferro in prior final rounds. Ferro goes real red and Manzo runs the quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.601/210.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.608.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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