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Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 08:23 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Shortline Express Markets Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6237 Roger Bateman                          64 Clint Thompson               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.078  5.828 249.35                     0.109  8.591 109.40
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Harker    ) 0.089  5.692 250.23      (B Hough     ) 0.057  6.817 166.89
E1    (J Payne     ) 0.034  5.738 250.60      (L Miner     ) 0.075  6.300 246.75
 Qualified:             #4  5.676 252.43                        #3  5.668 251.86

The Division 6 guys came in here and are racing in Division 7's final. Considering how strongly the 7 guys support TAFC, you know there's going to be payback down the road.
Both of these cars having been running in the mid 5.60s so this one should be won in the first 100 feet. All weekend, either these cars hook up or they don't.
Thompson stages first, Bateman follows.
That was different. Thompson leaves hard, but then the noise softens almost like his foot came off the pedal. He nailed it again but soon gave up and idled down the track.
Bateman falls off from his best runs of the weekend but gets down the track smooth and straight.
Congratulations to the entire Bateman NobelSmile.con team for a well-deserved win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink