Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 19:30 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 John Lombardo Jr.                       3 Jay Payne                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.068  5.711 257.58                     0.042  5.805 252.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.094  5.654 256.02      (D Gordon    ) 0.079  5.641 258.27
E1    (M Woznichak ) 0.082  5.645 255.15      (S Griboski  ) 0.110  5.612 258.96
 Qualified:             #2  5.615 250.09                        #1  5.615 260.11

5:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 28.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,422 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

A great old drag race to wrap up Funny Car.

Payne has a big advantage off the line and the engine starts to get unhappy. Lombardo is quickly ahead and they run almost door to door to near the finish line, where there is a bunch of smoke out from underneath the Mustang.

John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.055). MOV: 0.0684 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.799/202.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.834.
Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.623, 660ft-3.866/201.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.915.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink