Sun, Oct 11, 08:43 PM MEMPHIS - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green The Bye Run

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 11th annual Pennzoil Nationals presented by AutoZone:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Danny Townsend      5.925 248.29  Q       Bye
   (L Bakke     ) 0.611  8.981 101.64 E1
   (J Craig     ) 0.586  5.910 247.70 E2
 *****WINNER***** 0.643 11.856  68.54 E3

Townsend saves the car launches and shuts it off.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Larry Miner         5.943 210.80  Q   1 Todd Simpson        5.711 247.57
   (S Palmer    ) 0.510  8.369 114.23 E1   (T Branch    ) 0.456  5.926 241.54
   (R Fleming   ) 0.444  6.000 234.78 E2   (Bye         ) 0.507  5.788 247.16
                  0.000 (Broke)       E3 *****WINNER***** 0.561  7.757 119.59

He just has to drive a little farther down track than Townsend for lane choice and that is what he does.