Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 18:34 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 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
    6 John Lombardo Jr.                     377 Paul Noakes                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.610 269.78                     0.047 12.467  62.47
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Harker    ) 0.094  5.480 270.92      (D Pomponio  ) 0.026  5.515 262.79
E2    (T Veney     ) 0.072  5.499 269.89                     0.118  8.462 103.75
E1    (J Haskett   ) 0.131  6.472 164.67      (T Scott     ) 0.103  5.625 262.69
 Qualified:             #8  7.318 140.17                        #1  5.535 263.87

6:27 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 1,245 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.

Noakes had one national event win before this and it came here in 2009. Lombardo had four prior wins at national events.

Noakes got out of the got just a bit before Lombardo but then shook the rear tires right away and had to back off the throttle. Lombardo had a good run down the track for his fifth national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink