Sun, 20 May 2012, 18:15 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 3 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
   15 John Anderika                           9 Chris Foster                 
E3                   0.066  5.756 251.53     ****WINNER****  0.076  5.744 250.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Hagen     ) 0.142  5.788 251.95      (B Harvanek  ) 0.072  5.729 235.84
E1    (R Drew      ) 0.092  5.713 252.43      (P Noakes    ) 0.041  5.665 254.62
 Qualified:             #5  5.670 254.57                        #2  5.627 256.99

6:08 p.m. This is an "out-of-region" race for Anderika, so Foster was defending his home turf. These two have been close in performance today, Foster with the apparent edge.

The final was as close as expected, Anderika with the early lead and Foster with the top-end charge for the win.

Chris Foster's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.004), 330 ft(-0.006), 660ft(0.002), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink