Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 05:46 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 4 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                              7 Todd Veney                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.069  5.571 259.01                     0.118  5.693 253.71
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Sgro      ) 0.056  5.574 259.46      (J Bojec     ) 0.056  5.675 254.57
E2    (T Carter    ) 0.084  5.548 259.46      (P Noakes    ) 0.058  5.676 252.99
E1    (F Tigges    ) 0.147  5.568 260.11      (J Anderika  ) 0.078  5.673 254.62
 Qualified:             #3  5.627 257.53                        #8  5.700 256.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,255 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

This is the first time Hagen and Veney have faced each other in eliminations. A couple second generation drivers here. Hagen's father Fred Sr. defeated Veney's father at the 1989 Division Three race at U.S. 131 Dragway. Hagen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink