Sun, 29 Jun 2008, 04:22 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2777 Nick Bastiao                            5 Steve Harker                 
E3                   0.041  5.674 255.77     ****WINNER****  0.055  5.609 256.31
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Manzo     ) 0.029  5.662 255.29      (M Nothstein ) 0.064  9.680  88.10
E1    (J Anderika  ) 0.049  5.754 251.72      (K Ray       ) 0.115  5.669 254.66
 Qualified:             #6  5.740 254.14                        #2  5.663 253.18

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,080 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Bastiao with the starting line advantage, but Harker had the difference made up by 100 feet, and takes the win by 19 feet. Harker with the quickest pass of the event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  365 Bobby Martin                           34 Andy Bohl                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.070  5.630 257.73                     0.010  7.119 149.68
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Smith     ) 0.111  5.622 258.02      (M White     ) 0.076  5.632 255.39
E1    (M Poyser    ) 0.069  5.679 256.11      (F Tigges    ) 0.073  5.681 254.28
 Qualified:             #1  5.645 255.63                        #5  5.693 251.25

Bohl with a great light and then smoked the tires and got out of the groove and real close to the wall. Martin with another good clean pass to go to the final. He will give up lane choice to Harker.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink