Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 02:24 PM TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 11th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Randy Fleming       5.849 249.03  Q    3 Marc White          5.770 251.06
   (S Harker    ) 0.506  5.787 251.63  E1   (R Kanenwishe) 0.523  5.813 246.71
   (S Gasparrell) 0.524  5.775 252.19  E2   (J Payne     )       No Time      
                  0.495  5.695 253.28  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.425  5.759 251.67

1:10 PM Fleming's personal best ET can't overtake White's advantage at the tree, White squeeking out the win with the margin of victory at 0.006 seconds or approximately 2 feet.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Cy Chesterman       5.782 248.11  Q    8 Vern Moats          5.870 245.14
   (B Carlson   ) 0.564  5.847 247.47  E1   (K Williams  ) 0.512  6.038 246.30
   (D Taylor    ) 0.462  6.659 157.23  E2   (P Swayne    ) 0.513  6.113 245.54
                  0.520 10.339  76.50  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.540  6.022 246.53

Chesterman shook the tires early, then at 400' there was a fireball explosion of some kind under his car. Moats gives up lane choice to Marc White in the final round.