Sun, 25 May 2003, 03:21 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 15th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Cy Chesterman                          53 Vern Moats
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  5.652 252.85                     0.052  5.714 253.18
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Branch    ) 0.027  5.672 254.86      (J Payne     ) 0.103  5.729 252.90
E1    (R Morrison  ) 0.056  5.639 255.15      (K Williams  ) 0.121  5.611 253.66
 Qualified:             #4  5.689 253.66                        #8  5.779 248.07

Current weather conditions: 68 degrees, 49 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.06 inches under sunny skies.

This is good 'ol Division 5 match up here. Chesterman with the starting line advantage and the win. This was a good looking drag race.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Marc White                              2 Steve Gasparrelli
E3   ****WINNER****  0.059  5.663 253.52                     0.751 19.017  50.83
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Frickensch) 0.089  5.685 254.81      (B Harper    ) 0.071  5.711 254.33
E1    (K Richardson) 0.091  5.630 254.14      (B Carlson   ) 0.046  6.218 228.73
 Qualified:             #2  5.663 252.28                        #3  5.683 254.38

It was reported after the race that Gasparrelli did not have oil pressure it was suppose to, so he just staged and hoped White would red light. White turned on the green light and the win light. White will give up lane choice in the final to Chesterman.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink