Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 07:54 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Cy Chesterman                           4 Bob Newberry                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.036  5.722 253.95                     0.038  5.737 256.50
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Smith     ) 0.042  5.622 256.41      (D Taylor    ) 0.050  5.660 258.27
E1    (M Nothstein ) 0.025  5.670 255.00      (S Burck     ) 0.107  5.639 257.83
 Qualified:             #9  5.788 254.86                        #1  5.598 259.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,081 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

They both have great lights and Chesterman got out of the groove and real close to the wall, but stayed with it for the win. Cy Chesterman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.066), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.038), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Brian Hough                            13 Mickey Ferro                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.619 254.09                     0.027  5.634 265.95
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Patton    ) 0.049  5.615 252.80      (J Jones     ) 0.022  5.616 257.28
E1    (L Callaway  ) 0.022  5.617 254.38      (J Payne     ) 0.020  5.651 256.41
 Qualified:             #2  5.632 256.50                       #10  5.809 252.43

Another pair of great lights and Hough has the difference made up by 330 feet and takes the win light in a close race. Brian Hough's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.009), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0103 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink