Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 12:52 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 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
   36 Fred Hagen                             13 Thomas Carter                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.084  5.548 259.46                    -0.023  5.673 256.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Tigges    ) 0.147  5.568 260.11      (B Harvanek  ) 0.034  5.658 256.16
 Qualified:             #3  5.627 257.53                        #6  5.671 256.16

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 2,854 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

This is the first time Hagen and Carter have faced each other in eliminations. Carter is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Fred Hagen's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.657/207.75 mph, 1,000ft-4.682.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Dan Pomponio                           35 John Bojec                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.107  9.487  91.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.058  5.763 247.79      (T Bogolo    ) 0.045  5.659 253.33
 Qualified:            #12  5.736 251.67                        #4  5.651 253.56

This is the first time Pomponio and Bojec have faced each other in eliminations. Pomponio is not able to make the call...Bojec launches and starts to shake and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1617 Lou Sgro                                2 Mickey Ferro                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.625 256.36                     0.052  5.742 256.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Henry     ) 0.022  5.718 253.61      (L Van Hauen ) 0.056  5.576 258.32
 Qualified:             #7  5.691 255.29                        #2  5.613 256.11

Ferro is 1 - 0 against Sgro in prior events. Sgro with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Srgo just a couple ticks off his career best for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hagen in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  377 Paul Noakes                             7 Todd Veney                   
E2                   0.030  9.747  89.75     ****WINNER****  0.058  5.676 252.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Manzo     ) 0.061  5.748 254.38      (J Anderika  ) 0.078  5.673 254.62
 Qualified:            #18  5.900 242.67                        #8  5.700 256.36

This is the first time Noakes and Veney have faced each other in eliminations. Noakes is out of the gate first, but then is out of power by 330 feet. Veney launched hard and was straight down the groove with a real nice pass to get lane choice over Bojec in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink