Sun, 6 Nov 2005, 08:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1224 David Ray                              43 Steve Gasparrelli            
E4                  -0.304  5.681 255.58     ****WINNER****  0.093  6.460 166.39
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Payne     ) 0.040  5.665 254.71      (R August Jr ) 0.075  5.636 258.17
E2    (L Miner     ) 0.002  5.667 255.24      (D Taylor    ) 0.066  5.598 260.41
E1    (B Harrington) 0.075  5.683 255.43      (B Hough     ) 0.025  5.638 259.01
 Qualified:             #7  5.667 257.09                       #13  5.708 257.24

5:34 p.m. Ray got here with great driving and good performance. Gasparrelli has crushed his opponents, running outrageous numbers. Both staged and then Ray two-stepped the throttle, going red. Gasparrelli saw the win light and saved some parts for next year, adding an '05 win to his '00 win at the Pomona closer.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink