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Sun, Oct 25, 07:09 PM

ENNIS - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 13th annual NHRA Revell Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Steve Gasparrelli   5.857 235.54  Q  13 John Lawson         5.891 198.58
   (J Stidham   ) 0.466  5.813 246.30 E1   (C Cheeseman ) 0.490  5.795 248.07
                  0.490  5.815 248.41 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.430  5.817 248.75

Lawson cuts down the tree on Gasparrelli, and holds off the hard chargin' Division 7 rookie for the win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Paul Gill           5.654 254.09  Q   9 Todd Paton          5.795 250.00
   (F Monaghan  ) 0.523  5.717 251.60 E1   (P Austin    ) 0.445  5.823 247.86
 *****WINNER***** 0.826  5.685  25.45 E2                  0.000 (Broke)

Paton loses fire as he is staging the car giving Gill the freebie. He makes the best of the free pass to gain lane choice over Lawson in the semis.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  11 Doug Gordon         5.831 246.50  Q   3 John Weaver         5.684 248.34
   (C Chesterman) 0.443  5.917 245.63 E1   (T Simpson   ) 0.477  5.728 245.63
                  0.000 (Broke)       E2 *****WINNER***** 1.043  5.828 245.49

This was a weird one, Gordon once he got it pre-staged couldn't get the car to move after that. Finally the starter threw the switch giving the freebie to Weaver.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  15 Tate Branch         5.909 244.89  Q   7 Pete Swayne         5.771 249.51
   (M White     ) 0.403  6.009 242.00 E1   (J Gray      ) 0.484  5.775 250.06
 *****WINNER***** 0.531  5.954 243.90 E2                  0.450 13.572  67.11

Swayne leaves first and then gets real loose and almost crosses the centerline. He clicks it off, and Branch marches on into the semis, but will give up lane choice to Gordon.