Sat, 7 Jun 2008, 12:14 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 24th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Paul Anderson                           1 Frank Manzo                  
E1                   0.049 11.159  74.78     ****WINNER****  0.060  5.611 257.97
 Qualified:             #6  5.689 251.81                        #3  5.640 257.24

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,211 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Anderson shook and and clicked it off and the defending event champion moves on to round two. Manzo with his best pass of the weekend. Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.707/205.47mph, 1,000ft-4.738

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Harker                           75 Doug Gordon                  
E1                   0.095  5.680 255.00     ****WINNER****  0.029  5.676 256.41
 Qualified:             #5  5.650 255.19                        #4  5.649 257.24

Harker was out of the gate first and never looked back to take the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jay Payne                               7 Brian Hough                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.621 256.94                     0.076  5.697 252.71
 Qualified:             #2  5.634 257.38                        #7  5.755 250.64

Payne with the starting line advantage and takes the win light with his quickest pass of the weekend. Hough with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.510, 660ft-3.717/205.26mph, 1,000ft-4.747
Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.760/202.58mph, 1,000ft-4.807

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   32 Mick Snyder                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.113  5.633 254.90     
 Qualified:             #1  5.619 255.97                     Bye

Snyder with a brand new Spitzer chasis and he gets the bye here. He will have lane choice over Gordon in the semifinals. Manzo will have lane choice over Payne in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink