Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 17:15 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  377 Paul Noakes                             8 Dan Pomponio                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  5.515 262.79                     0.070  5.565 261.32
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.118  8.462 103.75      (M Gill      ) 0.082  5.614 260.97
E1    (T Scott     ) 0.103  5.625 262.69      (F Tigges    ) 0.102  5.908 256.89
 Qualified:             #1  5.535 263.87                        #5  5.934 255.39

5:01 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 1,524 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Noakes earned a spot in the final with this run. He was quicker at the starting line and quicker on the track to take the win over Pomponio.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 John Lombardo Jr.                       1 Steve Harker                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.094  5.480 270.92                     0.054 11.607  71.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Veney     ) 0.072  5.499 269.89      (J Headley   ) 0.141  5.608 251.95
E1    (J Haskett   ) 0.131  6.472 164.67      (D J Cox     ) 0.080  5.645 250.97
 Qualified:             #8  7.318 140.17                        #3  5.690 254.81

Harker got off the starting line first and was quicker to 60 feet. But then he shook the rear tires and had to back off the throttle while Lombardo pulled away for the win. He'll have lane choice over Noakes in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink