Sun, 20 May 2012, 16:11 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, B'laster Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Fred Hagen                             15 John Anderika                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.142  5.788 251.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Tigges    ) 0.090 10.326 101.64      (R Drew      ) 0.092  5.713 252.43
 Qualified:             #1  5.537 258.47                        #5  5.670 254.57

3:51 p.m. Hagen broke on the burnout and he got out of the car, which was just past the 330-foot marker, so Anderika could make his run. He "went right down Broadway" on a smooth, straight pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  326 Brian Harvanek                          9 Chris Foster                 
E2                   0.088  5.760 250.27     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.729 235.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Simonton  ) 0.112  5.752 248.39      (P Noakes    ) 0.041  5.665 254.62
 Qualified:             #6  5.728 249.90                        #2  5.627 256.99

This is a very important round for these two. If Foster wins, he will be the Division 3 representative in the All-Stars. In Harvanek wins and goes on to win the event, he will be the All-Stars representative.

It was a good drag race, but Foster was a little better on the tree and a little quicker on the track. Chris Foster's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.053), 1,000ft(0.063). MOV: 0.0476 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Foster will have lane choice against Anderika in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink