Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 17:31 PM Nostalgia Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nostalgia Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Tim Boychuk                          7000 Billy Morris                 
E1                   0.123  4.819 233.72     ****WINNER****  0.095  4.764 236.71
 Qualified:             #5  4.857 222.40                        #4  4.809 234.37

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 3,121 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Morris with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  555 Jeff Gregory                         7787 Geoff Monise                 
E1                   0.120  5.120 217.28     ****WINNER****  0.094  4.859 235.60
 Qualified:             #8  5.050 202.55                        #1  4.728 239.95

Monise with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Morris in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  796 Cory McClenathan                      776 Bobby Cottrell               
E1                   0.080  4.891 226.77     ****WINNER****  0.063  4.742 240.00
 Qualified:             #7  4.909 231.52                        #2  4.758 237.09

Cottrell with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He has a big top end speed the fastest of the event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  616 Ryan Hodgson                          732 Kris Krabill                 
E1                   0.129  4.891 233.36     ****WINNER****  0.090  4.805 229.51
 Qualified:             #6  4.901 232.11                        #3  4.777 220.19

Krabill with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Cottrell in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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