Sun, 11 Apr 2010, 01:44 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 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
    4 Tony Bartone                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.112 10.588  69.52     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Callaway  ) 0.102  5.539 259.01   
 Qualified:             #1  5.546 260.56                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 30.19 inches, adjusted altitude 1,629 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Bartone is on his on bye and he pedaled it and then clicked it off early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 710D Alexis De Joria                        75 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2                   0.044  5.752 258.67     ****WINNER****  0.124  5.670 247.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.051  5.860 258.12      (S Burck     ) 0.137  5.789 253.33
 Qualified:            #13 15.336  49.97                       #10  9.251  94.59

De Joria and Lombardo Jr. have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. DeJoria with the starting line advantage and then starts to lose traction and pedals it. Lombardo Jr. is able to chase her down by 330 feet and is driving away until his engine went away on the top end. He was able to hold on for the win as she was charging hard. John Lombardo Jr.'s MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Chris Foster                            2 Steve Harker                 
E2                   0.092  5.628 256.75     ****WINNER****  0.031  5.590 258.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Moats     ) 0.053  5.740 231.56      (R Yale      ) 0.041  5.793 190.73
 Qualified:             #6  5.665 255.10                        #2  5.546 259.96

Harker is 2 - 0 against Foster in prior events. Harker with the starting line advantage and never trailed with a real nice pass for the win light. he will have lane choice over Bartone in semifinal. Foster with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Mickey Ferro                           32 Andy Bohl                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.561 259.01                     0.057  5.581 257.73
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.068  5.490 262.85      (T Veney     ) 0.063  5.575 256.94
 Qualified:            #12 14.393  50.92                        #4  5.632 255.77

This is the first time Ferro and Bohl have faced each other in eliminations. Ferro ran career best E.T. and mph yesterday in round one. Ferro is one of only five drivers to dip into the 5.40s zone. Ferro is out of the gate first and never trails for the win and low E.T. of the round. He will have lane choice over Lombardo Jr. in the semifinal. Bohl with a good looking pass in a losing effort.

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