Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 04:47 PM TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 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
   3 Marc White          5.770 251.06  Q    8 Vern Moats          5.870 245.14
   (R Kanenwishe) 0.523  5.813 246.71  E1   (K Williams  ) 0.512  6.038 246.30
   (J Payne     )       No Time        E2   (P Swayne    ) 0.513  6.113 245.54
   (R Fleming   ) 0.425  5.759 251.67  E3   (C Chesterman) 0.540  6.022 246.53
 *****WINNER***** 0.527  5.745 251.02  E4                  0.505  5.959 247.52

3:25 PM and the Federal-Mogul Funny Cars are in their lanes. Moats has had 15 national event wins and 11 divisional championships. White has two national event runner-ups. Marc White takes out the veteran for his first national win. Both cars looked good going down the track, but White had Moats beat at every incrimental time.