Sat, 8 Oct 2005, 06:43 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jay Payne 766 Jason Rupert
E1 0.253 5.682 251.63 ****WINNER**** 0.053 5.746 240.34
Qualified: #2 5.655 254.09 #17 6.356 177.77
Rupert is in for Johnson and has a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for a
hole shot win.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 48 Eddie McDow 56 Bernie Harrington E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.441 5.780 248.71 Qualified: #13 5.961 235.43 #4 5.738 249.44McDow's car started creeping and he rolled the light, turning on the red and giving Harrington the freebie.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 806 Steve Harker 43 Steve Gasparrelli E1 0.129 5.669 255.73 ****WINNER**** 0.041 5.728 255.77 Qualified: #1 5.630 256.16 #16 6.320 242.36Gasparrelli with the big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot victory and put the number one qualifier on the trailer. Gasparrelli with his quickest pass of the weekend. Steve Gasparrelli's MOV: 0.0292 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 455 Jimmy Jones 497 Brandon Lewis E1 ****WINNER**** 0.151 5.625 256.06 0.075 5.717 253.75 Qualified: #14 5.976 250.23 #3 5.719 250.97Lewis did his job on the starting line, but Jones was able to chase him down by half track and drive away with the win by about six feet.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 425 Will Hanna 433 Richard McClain E1 0.003 21.397 26.12 ****WINNER**** 0.054 5.971 208.59 Qualified: #11 5.864 241.37 #6 5.759 244.83Hanna was having problems getting back from the burnout and McClain waits patiently for him. When the light turns green Hanna's car does a huge wheelstand, and then slams back down to the earth. McCain with problems, but will take the win light. Mcclain will give up lane choice to Jones in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 41 Jackie Stidham 550 Shawn Jones E1 ****WINNER**** 0.081 5.900 196.64 0.072 14.454 48.71 Qualified: #8 5.828 248.11 #9 5.830 245.76Jones with a lot of tire shake and shut it off. Stidham bang the blower around 700 feet and sent the relief burst panel flying high into the air. Stidham will give up lane choice to Gasparrelli.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 53 Vern Moats 405 Jon Johnson E1 0.191 5.740 245.05 ****WINNER**** 0.054 5.802 252.99 Qualified: #7 5.821 251.77 #10 5.841 244.43Johnson with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jon Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.137), 330 ft(0.064), 660ft(0.055), 1,000ft(0.063). MOV: 0.0756 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Johnson will give up lane choice to Rupert in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 484 Kebin Kinsley 4 Dennis Taylor E1 ****WINNER**** 0.138 5.740 251.72 0.076 8.462 105.24 Qualified: #5 5.743 250.55 #12 5.945 245.72Taylor with tire shake and tried to drive through it and got out of the groove and real loose before he had to lift. Kinsley with his best pass of the weekend and will have lane choice over Harrington in the next round.
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