Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 15:10 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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                             6 Jay Payne                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.080  5.557 262.49                     0.074  5.580 257.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Brown     ) 0.077  5.519 263.82      (R Drew      ) 0.152  5.602 259.06
E1    (R Yale      ) 0.060  5.605 263.41      (L Van Hauen ) 0.126  5.552 260.66
 Qualified:             #1  5.502 264.86                        #4  5.559 260.31

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,038 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Manzo is 14 - 5 against Payne in prior events. Payne with the starting line advantage and the lead until right before 1000 feet when Manzo was able to chase him down. Manzo with the win by 0.0174 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Annie Whiteley                         10 Shane Westerfield            
E3                   0.098  5.527 259.61     ****WINNER****  0.055  5.545 259.76
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Gordon    ) 0.087  5.516 260.21      (J Lombardo J) 0.081  5.535 260.91
E1    (B Davis     ) 0.074  5.521 260.11      (S Burck     ) 0.092  5.526 261.02
 Qualified:             #2  5.521 259.56                        #3  5.545 259.96

Westerfield is 2 - 0 against Whiteley in prior events. Westerfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win. Westerfield will have lane choice over Manzo in the final. Shane Westerfield's MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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