Fri, 03 Oct 2014, 20:31 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. -- Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1483 Matt Gill                               2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2                   0.131  5.657 257.63     ****WINNER****  0.157  5.533 263.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Veney     ) 0.414  5.721 256.26      (M Ferriolo  ) 0.109  5.557 260.01
 Qualified:             #8  5.655 256.36                        #1  5.553 261.57

Gill with the starting line advantage, but Lombardo has the lead by 100 feet and takes the win by 0.0989 seconds (approximately 37 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  806 Steve Harker                          331 Tony Bogolo                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.546 262.28                     0.068  5.898 245.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Rogers    ) 0.148  5.620 260.61      (A Whiteley  ) 0.087  6.045 235.89
 Qualified:             #3  5.593 260.51                       #11  5.708 251.77

Bogolo with the starting line advantage, but Harker has the lead by the time the Christmas tree and takes the win with a great looking pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jay Payne                             500 Dale Brand                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.030 29.373  27.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Green King) 0.075  5.633 259.96      (S Westerfiel) 0.047  5.636 259.36
 Qualified:             #2  5.562 262.90                        #7  5.641 260.06

Payne is a no show. Brand spun the tires hard and then wen into tire shake before he clicked it off and coasted on through for the win. He will give up lane choice to Harker in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 DJ Cox Jr.                              5 Dan Pomponio                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  5.719 249.76                     0.033  5.788 256.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ferro     ) 0.047  5.718 250.88      (T Scott     ) 0.086  5.643 256.41
 Qualified:            #12  5.716 251.72                        #4  5.610 254.23

Cox Jr with the staring line advantage and the wi with a nice pass. He will give up lane choice to Lombardo in the semifinal.

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