Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 04:38 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   63 Clint Thompson                         37 John Bojec                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.089  5.588 257.78                     0.089  5.628 255.77
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Henry     ) 0.125  5.585 258.71                     0.103  6.253 160.90
E1    (T Bogolo    ) 0.128  5.598 257.97      (B Naves     ) 0.097  6.322 247.52
 Qualified:             #3  5.610 258.22                        #2  5.604 259.36

4:28 p.m. This is the first time Thompson and Bojec have faced each other in eliminations. They left together, but Thompson slowly pulled away for the win. Clint Thompson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.016), 330 ft(0.027), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Mark Billington                         1 Frank Manzo                  
E3                   0.055 14.946  75.35     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.315 253.37
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Veney     )       No Time            (K Webster   ) 0.048  5.567 262.18
E1    (T Carter    ) 0.085  5.669 253.14                     0.059 10.663  82.90
 Qualified:             #5  5.668 255.10                        #1  5.579 260.36

Manzo is 6 - 0 against Billington in prior events.

Manzo's run looked like his first run yesterday, with immediate, violent tire shake, but Billington's car broke on the launch and Manzo was able to get back on the throttle after the car settled down to take the win. However, Thompson will have lane choice against Manzo in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink