Sat, 10 Apr 2010, 09:58 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Mickey Ferro Bye
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.068 5.490 262.85
Qualified: #1 5.507 262.69 Bye
Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 30.14
inches, adjusted altitude 956 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.Ferro earns his second number
one at a National event and earns his first bye. Ferro with his quickest and fastest pass of the
weekend. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.441, 660ft-3.622/210.67 mph,
1,000ft-4.634.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Steve Harker 490 Ro Yale
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 5.793 190.73 No Time
Qualified: #3 5.546 259.96 #12 6.434 196.59
This is Harker's 61st National Event and Yale earned his third start, but is a no show. Harker
clicked it off early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Tony Bartone 418 Lee Callaway
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.102 5.539 259.01 0.169 5.584 257.14
Qualified: #2 5.546 260.56 #13 10.769 65.45
This is the first time Bartone and Callaway have faced each other in eliminations. Bartone is
out of the gate first and run his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Tony Bartone's
incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.462, 660ft-3.650/209.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.671.Callaway runs his career and fastest pass in a losing effort. Lee Callaway's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.489, 660ft-3.681/209.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.710. Bartone will get the bye in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 44 Steve Burck 75 John Lombardo Jr. E1 0.161 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.137 5.789 253.33 Qualified: #11 5.975 178.31 #4 5.598 254.57This is the first time Burck and Lombardo Jr. have faced each other in eliminations. Burck broke as soon as he let the clutch out and came to a stop on the track around 300 feet. Lombardo Jr. with the easy win...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 710D Alexis De Joria 9 Steve Gasparrelli E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 5.860 258.12 0.042 6.066 252.85 Qualified: #5 5.599 257.78 #10 5.962 176.01Gasparrelli is 2 - 0 against De Joria in prior events. Gasparrelli is out of the gate first, but then starts to shake and pedals it. De Joria with a nice clean pass for the win. She will give up lane choice to Lombardo Jr in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 551 Vern Moats 7 Chris Foster E1 0.124 29.004 32.07 ****WINNER**** 0.053 5.740 231.56 Qualified: #6 5.612 259.51 #9 5.665 255.10This is Vern Moats 250th National Event, and that is the most in the Alcohol funny Car ranks. He has violent tire shake right off the starting line and clicks it off. Foster with the easy win, and he will have lane choice over Harker.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 32 Andy Bohl 303 Todd Veney E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 5.575 256.94 -0.144 13.738 54.51 Qualified: #7 5.632 255.77 #8 5.633 258.86This is the first time Bohl and Veney have faced each other in eliminations. Veney is red and Bohl gets the easy win with his quickest pass of the weekend. Andy Bohl's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.471, 660ft-3.670/207.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.700. Bohl will give up lane choice to Ferro in the next round.
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