Sat, 1 Oct 2005, 12:33 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 22 Mark Billington 3 Frank Manzo E1 0.087 5.720 252.76 ****WINNER**** 0.054 5.563 259.26 Qualified: #7 5.735 NS #2 5.592 NSWeather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.55 inches, adjusted altitude 973 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.
Manzo with a good looking pass
for the win. Billington got out of the groove.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 33 Danny Townsend 1 Cy Chesterman E1 ****WINNER**** 0.388 5.666 254.52 No Time Qualified: #5 5.662 NS #4 5.649 NSChesterman did his burnout and then just drove on down the track. townsend with the freebie and a real nice pass.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 43 Steve Gasparrelli 62 John Weaver E1 0.126 5.661 255.29 ****WINNER**** 0.057 5.624 254.52 Qualified: #3 5.599 NS #6 5.722 NSWeaver wins this on on both ends of the track with his best pass of the weekend. Weaver will give up lane choice to Manzo in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Tate Branch 2 Jay Payne
E1 0.081 5.700 249.03 ****WINNER**** 0.153 5.537 260.71
Qualified: #8 5.803 NS #1 5.569 NS
Branch with a big starting line advantage and his best pass of the weekend. Payne with the
seventh quickest pass in the division to be able to chase him down. Payne will have lane choice
over Townsend in the next round.
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