Mon, 5 Sep 2005, 05:53 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Frank Manzo                            62 John Weaver                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.599 259.56                    -0.074 13.170  73.56
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Payne     ) 0.048  5.589 259.26      (M Snyder    ) 0.057  5.649 252.90
E2    (D Hudson    ) 0.062  5.591 259.66      (B Martin    ) 0.076  5.614 254.38
E1    (D Townsend  ) 0.057  5.636 257.73      (M Bell      ) 0.089  5.633 252.99
 Qualified:             #4  5.642 258.47                        #3  5.640 252.90

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,007 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Weaver turned on the red light and then shook really hard and the chute deployed. Manzo with his seventh Indy win. Manzo with a great looking pass for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink