Sun, Oct 25, 11:16 PM ENNIS - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan No Pyrrhic Victory Today

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
   3 John Weaver         5.684 248.34  Q  13 John Lawson         5.891 198.58
   (T Simpson   ) 0.477  5.728 245.63 E1   (C Cheeseman ) 0.490  5.795 248.07
   (D Gordon    ) 1.043  5.828 245.49 E2   (S Gasparrell) 0.430  5.817 248.75
   (T Branch    ) 0.513  5.850 242.71 E3   (P Gill      ) 0.452  5.788 249.10
                  0.509  5.887 240.57 E4 *****WINNER***** 0.468  5.813 225.50

6:07 PM With all the fine Federal-Mogul Funny Car talent in Division 4, the finals here end up being a Division 7 versus Division 3 matchup between the Dream Weaver Firebird and the Lucas Oil car. This would have been a very good drag race, but Weaver's car started shaking and chattering the tires, getting very sideways. He drove through it, but by then Lawson was long gone. Lawson wins and does not burn the car down in the process - way to go!