Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 03:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Paul Lee                               34 Marc White
E3   ****WINNER****  0.050  5.615 255.87                     0.062  5.616 255.43
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Chesterman) 0.047  5.585 257.14      (B Austin    ) 0.091  5.560 258.12
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.037  5.593 257.04      (T Branch    ) 0.079  5.569 258.32
 Qualified:             #2  5.574 259.16                        #6  5.635 255.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 1,511 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Lee is out of the gate first and never looked back for the win in a good looking drag race. Paul Lee's incremental margins: 60ft(0.021), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0131 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Mick Snyder                             5 Jay Payne
E3   ****WINNER****  0.123  5.630 255.15                     0.091  5.759 252.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Stidham   ) 0.041  5.617 256.21      (D Townsend  ) 0.074  5.572 256.80
E1    (D Gordon    ) 0.066  5.625 255.63      (C Cheeseman ) 0.089  5.519 259.81
 Qualified:             #4  5.610 257.83                        #1  5.536 260.16

Payne with the starting line advantage, but then had a lot of tire shake. He was able to drive through it, but was not able to chase Snyder down. Snyder will give up lane choice to Lee in the final.

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