Sun, 29 Oct 2006, 12:55 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

NOBLE, Okla. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  484 Kebin Kinsley                         806 Steve Harker                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.898 248.75                     0.096  5.862 246.84
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Bateman   ) 0.062  7.289 120.53      (J Jones     ) 0.087  5.952 248.13
E1    (J Stidham   ) 0.143  5.785 248.89                     0.164  5.854 241.67
 Qualified:            #10  5.813 241.54                        #2  5.698 253.23

11:43 a.m. Kebin Kinsley left first and lead at every increment to get his fourth win of this season. Harker's chutes were out just before the finish, hard to tell if that made a difference. Kebin Kinsley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.030), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.023), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-3.935/186.95mph, 1,000ft-5.001
Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.634, 660ft-3.901/197.58mph, 1,000ft-4.964

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink