Sun, 30 Jul 2006, 08:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6237 Roger Bateman                          64 Clint Thompson               
E4                   0.049  5.682 249.39     ****WINNER****  0.074  5.628 255.00
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Weaver    ) 0.066  5.637 254.38      (S Gasparrell) 0.058  5.641 253.47
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.175  5.617 255.63      (S Bellemeur ) 0.057  5.606 257.28
E1    (D Gordon    ) 0.093  5.637 255.39      (D Taylor    ) 0.067  5.636 256.80
 Qualified:             #3  5.611 254.52                       #13  5.722 254.14

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 30.07 inches,adjusted altitude 1,570 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Bateman is out of the gate first, but Thompson has the difference made up by 60 feet and never looked back from there to take home his second National event win. Clint Thompson's MOV: 0.0297 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink