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Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 05:42 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean O'Bannon                          78 Daniel Oliver                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.104  5.570 257.58                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lombardo J) 0.087  5.594 258.47      (B Hough     ) 0.041  5.626 246.03
E1    (J Rupert    ) 0.072  5.581 259.36      (M Woznichak ) 0.041  5.753 251.20
 Qualified:             #2  5.582 259.61                        #3  5.587 258.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Oliver is not able to make the call...O'bannon with his quickest pass of the weekend on the single. Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.674/206.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.699.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Tony Bartone                           73 Doug Gordon                  
E3                   0.022  5.617 258.17     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.576 260.76
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Thiel     ) 0.071  5.600 257.33      (J Payne     ) 0.043  5.574 260.86
E1    (B Smith     ) 0.085  5.556 259.51      (R August Jr ) 0.051  5.590 261.22
 Qualified:             #1  5.570 257.28                        #5  5.609 260.66

Bartone is 2 - 0 against Gordon in prior events. Barton with the starting line advantage, but Gordon has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Gordon with a great looking pass for the win, but will give up lane choice to O'Bannon in the final. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.492, 660ft-3.691/207.50 mph, 1,000ft-4.712.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink