Sun, 16 Aug 2009, 08:42 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Frank Manzo                           717 Brian Thiel                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.074  5.553 261.32                     0.035 10.674  76.23
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S McVey     ) 0.040  5.549 261.78      (L Van Hauen ) 0.057  5.644 253.18
E2                   0.011  5.545 260.11      (M Snyder    ) 0.044  5.652 251.39
E1    (R Cortino   ) 0.058  5.555 261.37      (C Thompson  ) 0.023  5.780 249.81
 Qualified:             #1  5.620 255.58                        #8  5.795 246.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.53 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

This is the first time Manzo and Thiel have faced each other in eliminations. Thiel with the starting line advantage, but lost traction right off the starting line and had to pedal and by that time it was all over as Manzo is blasting to his 83rd National event win 82nd in Top Alcohol Funny Car win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink