Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 02:20 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Thomas Carter                         556 Lance Van Hauen              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.118  5.733 243.72                     0.101  5.795 246.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S McVey     ) 0.067  5.787 236.42      (B Carlson   ) 0.134  5.788 243.81
 Qualified:             #6  5.822 239.06                        #2  5.754 243.72

1:08 p.m. A relatively smooth pass for both drivers. Carter gets the win and he will have a bye run in round three.

Thomas Carter's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.013), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.050), 1,000ft(0.050). MOV: 0.0455 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Thomas Carter's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.739/198.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.814.
Lance Van Hauen's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.545, 660ft-3.806/197.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.881.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  551 Vern Moats                             13 Paul Gill                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.082  5.685 257.24                    -0.009  5.693 254.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cortino   ) 0.163  5.667 254.66      (K Hool      ) 0.093  5.702 250.74
 Qualified:             #3  5.758 253.28                        #4  5.787 247.29

Gill was just a little too anxious at the tree and Moats moves on to the semi's.

Vern Moats' incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.562, 660ft-3.778/204.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.811.
Paul Gill's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.775/204.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.811.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Frank Manzo                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  5.504 260.81     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Butler    ) 0.070  5.567 257.87   
 Qualified:             #1  5.563 259.86                     Bye

That was one heck of a solo pass for Manzo for the obvious lane choice over Moats in the next round.

Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.445, 660ft-3.628/210.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.643.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink