Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 07:50 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Roger Bateman                           1 Frank Manzo                  
E4                   0.150 10.840  82.17     ****WINNER****  0.066  5.581 259.66
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Payne     ) 0.067  5.685 250.13      (D Gordon    ) 0.051  5.599 259.31
E2    (V Smith     ) 0.058  5.689 252.14      (C Chesterman) 0.053  5.570 261.02
E1    (A Bohl      ) 0.084  5.679 249.95      (C Foster    ) 0.063  5.612 257.97
 Qualified:             #8  5.653 253.71                        #2  5.611 257.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,777 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Manzo with a big starting line advantage and great pass for his 75th win and that ties Pat Austin. Bateman was real loose as soon as he hit the throttle and the car was side ways before he clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink