Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 07:48 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NOBLE, Okla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Clint Thompson                        441 Ron Morrison                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.097  5.794 247.59                     0.221  6.030 239.61
 Qualified:             #5  5.847 248.68                       #10  7.278 198.67

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Morrison was in as an alternate for Mark Billington, made his best run of the season and event, but Thompson also made his best run of the event and won handily.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Brian Hough                            51 Kirk Williams                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.087  5.833 243.17                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  5.805 250.06                        #6  5.856 249.23

Williams was unable to return.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  551 Vern Moats                             44 Steve Burck                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.187  5.834 240.64                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #2  5.786 249.37                        #7  5.965 242.84

Burck was unable to return.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   54 Roger Bateman                         509 Steve Griboski               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.172  5.639 254.38                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  5.701 253.30                        #8  6.020 232.31

Griboski was unable to return. Bateman made his best run of the event to get ready for round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink