Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 07:24 PM Nostalgia Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Nostalgia Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Tim Boychuk                           766 Jason Rupert                 
E3                   0.117  7.497 130.96     ****WINNER****  0.138  5.738 253.61
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hentges   ) 0.089  5.838 244.60      (J Powers    ) 0.134  5.788 252.95
E1    (B Thompson  ) 0.093  5.700 250.69      (J Day       ) 0.144  5.868 248.84
 Qualified:             #3  5.899 238.68                        #1  5.725 245.45

4:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,817 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

We could see either one or both of these cars in the finals next week at the California Hot Rod Reunion.

Lots of clutch dust and then a bunch of tire smoke for Boychuk and the Firebird gets very close to the center line at mid track.

Rupert runs close to his best pass of the weekend with an easy win.

Jason Rupert's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(0.225), 660ft(0.454), 1,000ft(1.004). MOV: 1.7383 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Tim Boychuk's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.275/151.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.873.
Jason Rupert's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.564, 660ft-3.800/200.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.848.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink