Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 04:12 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   75 John Lombardo Jr.                      62 Ken Webster                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.563 257.43                    -0.069  6.734 143.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Foster    ) 0.071  5.732 251.39      (F Hagen Jr  ) 0.068  5.616 255.48
 Qualified:             #3  5.621 256.21                       #11  5.713 252.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,570 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Webster rolled the beam and turned on the red light. Lombardo Jr. with a career best E.T. and speed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jay Payne                               5 Roger Bateman                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.624 239.65                     0.076  5.628 254.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J McKnight  ) 0.112  5.569 260.16      (A De Joria  ) 0.118  5.609 253.47
 Qualified:             #5  5.653 249.53                        #4  5.639 253.52

Payne is 4 - 3 against Bateman in prior events. This is a great side-by-side drag race. They left together and Payne was increasing his lead at ever increment until right in the lights when it went bang. Jay Payne's MOV: 0.0048 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Mickey Ferro                          572 Brent Henry                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.551 257.53                     0.048  5.662 256.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bojec     ) 0.066  5.538 259.56      (A Bohl      ) 0.072  5.638 251.20
 Qualified:             #2  5.594 255.77                        #7  5.693 252.10

Henry with the slight starting line advantage, but Ferro has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He will have lane choice over Lombardo Jr. in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Frank Manzo                            13 Paul Gill                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  5.489 262.90                     0.223  8.785  93.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.223  5.537 260.97      (S Harker    ) 0.061  5.578 258.91
 Qualified:             #1  5.551 259.56                        #9  5.695 251.34

Manzo is 6 - 2 against Gill in prior events. Gill was real late, and then has problems and clicks it off. Manzo with the quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.624/210.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.633.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink