Sat, 25 Jun 2011, 10:46 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  377 Paul Noakes                             1 Frank Manzo                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.748 254.38                     0.031 22.623  48.54
 Qualified:            #18  5.900 242.67                        #1  5.549 262.69

Manzo with the starting line advantage and then his car went silent and he coasted through the 1320. Noakes in as an alternate run his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. This is the first time since Chicago 2005 that Manzo has lost in the first round at a National event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  556 Lance Van Hauen                         2 Mickey Ferro                 
E1                   0.095  5.754 248.02     ****WINNER****  0.056  5.576 258.32
 Qualified:            #15  5.826 246.93                        #2  5.613 256.11

Ferro is out of the gate first runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.680/205.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.705. Van Hauen runs his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Fred Hagen                            147 Fred Tigges                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.147  5.568 260.11                     0.317  5.758 253.37
 Qualified:             #3  5.627 257.53                       #14  5.814 252.33

Hagen, who defeated Manzo earlier today for the rain-delayed Indy division race, gets the stating line advantage here and never looks back. Hagen with his quickest pass and fastest pass of the season. Tigges with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. That is also his quickest and fastest pass this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  331 Tony Bogolo                            35 John Bojec                   
E1                  -0.037  6.491 165.40     ****WINNER****  0.045  5.659 253.33
 Qualified:            #13  5.792 240.42                        #4  5.651 253.56

Bojec is 1 - 0 against Bogolo in prior events. Bogolo is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Bojec is just a few ticks off his qualifying time for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Dan Pomponio                         710D Alexis De Joria              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  5.763 247.79                     0.139  8.568  92.24
 Qualified:            #12  5.736 251.67                        #5  5.656 259.36

De Joria is 1 - 0 against Pomponio in prior events. Pomponio with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. DeJoria got loose and out of the groove, pedaled it once before she lifted.Pomponio will give up lane choice to Bojec in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  326 Brian Harvanek                         13 Thomas Carter                
E1                  -0.161  5.743 249.30     ****WINNER****  0.034  5.658 256.16
 Qualified:            #11  5.735 250.41                        #6  5.671 256.16

This is the first time Harvanek and Carter have faced each other in eliminations. Harvanek turns on the red light. Carter runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win, Carter will give up lane choice to Hagen in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Brent Henry                          1617 Lou Sgro                     
E1                   0.089  5.689 252.61     ****WINNER****  0.022  5.718 253.61
 Qualified:            #10  5.734 251.77                        #7  5.691 255.29

This is the first time Henry and Sgro have faced each other in eliminations. Sgro with a great light and the win. He will give up lane choice to Ferro in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 John Anderika                           7 Todd Veney                   
E1                   0.075  5.720 248.48     ****WINNER****  0.078  5.673 254.62
 Qualified:             #9  5.707 249.16                        #8  5.700 256.36

Veney is 3 - 0 against Anderika in prior events. Veney with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Veney will have lane choice over Noakes in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink