Mon, 30 Oct 2006, 11:45 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ATCO, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, LODRS 1-6 event at Atco Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  111 Frank Schuster                          2 Frank Manzo                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.081  5.567 257.78
 Qualified:             #7  6.497 223.69                        #2  5.713 252.61

11:28 a.m. - Schuster did not stick around for eliminations today, so Manzo had a single into the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Mickey Ferro                           37 Bobby Martin                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.081  5.639 251.95                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  5.830 252.47                        #6  6.239 232.95

Ferro stuck around and for doing so, he got a single run today and gets to race Manzo in the next round. Manzo will have lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  189 John Headley                          155 Duane Beers                  
E1                   0.267 10.882  70.92     ****WINNER****  0.181  6.009 241.54
 Qualified:            #10 10.016  83.52                        #4  6.010 241.11

Headley was in the field as an alternate for Bruce Peterson, Jr. He got out of the groove and got really loose at 330 feet. Beers got a little out of the groove but stayed with it for the win. Bob Tasca and Fred Tigges did not show for this round, so Beers will have a bye in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink