Sat, 5 Jun 2010, 07:52 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car Allstar at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Frank Manzo                             9 Steve Gasparrelli            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.141  5.594 257.09                     0.044  5.721 256.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Anderika  ) 0.067  5.563 259.21      (B Brown     ) 0.098  9.271  96.35
 Qualified:             #1  5.551 259.56                        #5  5.786 255.24

Gasparrelli with a big starting line advantage, but Manzo has the difference made up by half track and takes the win by 0.0308 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.686/205.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.718. Gasparrelli with his quickest pass 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****  0.039  5.598 256.80                     0.086  5.713 251.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bateman   ) 0.057  5.594 255.77      (K Webster   ) 0.081  5.701 252.00
 Qualified:             #2  5.606 256.16                        #3  5.762 252.24

Ferro with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Ferro will give up lane choice to Manzo by 0.004 seconds, should be a great final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink