Fri, 03 Oct 2014, 20:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. -- Results of round 3 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
   15 DJ Cox Jr.                              2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.723 250.64                     0.089  5.741 203.68
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Pomponio  ) 0.022  5.719 249.76      (M Gill      ) 0.157  5.533 263.31
E1    (M Ferro     ) 0.047  5.718 250.88      (M Ferriolo  ) 0.109  5.557 260.01
 Qualified:            #12  5.716 251.72                        #1  5.553 261.57

Cox with the starting line advantage and takes the win light. He got out of the groove and over by the wall on the top end, but stayed with it for the win. Lombardo was out of the groove and over by the wall on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  806 Steve Harker                          500 Dale Brand                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  5.545 263.10                     0.022 10.732  78.99
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bogolo    ) 0.072  5.546 262.28      (J Payne     ) 0.030 29.373  27.20
E1    (M Rogers    ) 0.148  5.620 260.61      (S Westerfiel) 0.047  5.636 259.36
 Qualified:             #3  5.593 260.51                        #7  5.641 260.06

A couple great lights with Brand getting the slight advantage. Brand with violent tire shake right at the hit and has the car sideways a couple times before he gives up. Harker will have lane choice over Cox Jr in the final.

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