Sun, Oct 18, 01:22 AM TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 10th annual Parts America Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Todd Paton          5.819 246.23  Q       Bye
   (B Carlson   ) 0.502 13.119  58.65 E1
 *****WINNER***** 0.492  6.037 240.64 E2

The track temperature is 62 degrees. Paton with the bye and he launches hard and then skates on through the quarter-mile.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Vern Moats          6.018 238.53  Q   2 Cy Chesterman       5.911 249.58
   (L Bakke     ) 0.642  6.042 237.52 E1   (L Miner     ) 0.455  6.036 246.44
 *****WINNER***** 0.542  6.128 237.65 E2                  0.000 (Broke)      

Moats using up all of his lane here in the single as Chesterman apparently not making the call.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Steve Gasparrelli   5.999 234.92  Q  11 Lynn Engels         6.879 211.41
   (S Palmer    ) 0.549  5.901 242.65 E1   (S Addleman  ) 0.572  7.367 183.56
                  0.497 (Broke)       E2 *****WINNER***** 0.466  6.642 220.69

Both cars get real lose on the launch, they both pedal it and when Gasparrelli gets back on the throttle he heads toward the wall. He makes a valiant effort to keep it off the wall, but he does not and tags it. This gives Engels the automatic win. He will lose lane choice to Paton in the semi-finals.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Pat Austin          8.357 106.45  Q   6 Stan Smith          6.006 237.21
   (M White     ) 0.412  5.818 248.96 E1   (R Fleming   ) 0.528  6.120 231.36
 *****WINNER***** 0.463  5.816 248.20 E2                  0.000 (Broke)      

Austin with the straightest pass of the session, as they say it looked like he was on a string and he will have lane choice over Moats in the next round.