Sun, 15 Jun 2003, 05:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Pontiac Excitement Nationals presented by Summit Racing:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  136 Jim Sickles                             1 Frank Manzo
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.053  6.060 189.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M White     ) 0.083  5.723 248.11      (P Lee       ) 0.062  5.743 255.68
E1    (T Frickensch) 0.051  5.782 249.86      (J Patton    ) 0.081  5.646 256.75
 Qualified:             #6  5.815 246.12                        #2  5.666 256.06

Current weather conditions: 79 degrees, 52 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.11 inches, with a track temperature of 113 degrees.

Sickles left before the tree to give Manzo the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Jeff Craig                              8 Bob Newberry
E3                  -0.003 13.458  54.99     ****WINNER****  0.100  5.700 251.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Cheeseman ) 0.009  5.760 249.44                     0.152  5.669 252.38
E1    (S Addleman  ) 0.125  5.711 250.92      (A Tarr      ) 1.163 11.678  92.03
 Qualified:             #5  5.787 248.07                        #1  5.656 251.72

Craig left just a little too early to turn on the red light. Newberry with a great looking pass to take the win and he will have lane choice over Manzo in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink