Sun, 28 Sep 2003, 05:17 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Bob Newberry                           76 Doug Gordon
E4   ****WINNER****  0.078  5.586 257.19                     0.039  7.519 137.65
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Payne     ) 0.071  5.568 256.94      (F Manzo     ) 0.044  5.580 255.87
E2    (J Craig     ) 0.084  5.756 253.80      (C Chesterman) 0.039  5.587 255.63
E1    (T Branch    ) 0.084  5.599 255.48      (K Williams  ) 0.028  5.588 255.19
 Qualified:             #6  5.638 256.89                        #4  5.598 255.97

4:10 PM Current weather conditions: 54 degrees, 58 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.97 inches. Gordon struck the tires on the hit, the car getting a little sideways as a result. By the time he got it straightened out, Newberry was long gone.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink