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Sun, 1 Oct 2000, 01:06 PM

TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Pat Austin          5.716 249.63  Q    9 Kurt Prososki       5.966 241.02
   (S McVey     ) 0.483  5.694 250.23  E1   (S Palmer    ) 0.444  6.053 236.55
 *****WINNER***** 0.537  5.716 250.55  E2                  0.411  6.553 225.60

11:42 AM Prososki had the advantage at the starting line, but he got out of shape almost immediately, getting very close to the wall at 330'.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  15 Cy Chesterman       6.502 171.40  Q   10 Bruce Carlson       5.979 245.40
   (R Fleming   ) 0.471  5.725 252.14  E1   (S Addleman  ) 0.483  7.216 141.27
 *****WINNER***** 0.475  5.707 251.53  E2                  0.000 No Time

Carlson didn't make the call to the line. Chesterman ran close to the wall all the way down the track, but never got off the throttle.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Vern Moats          5.828 241.93  Q    4 Steve Gasparrelli   5.812 245.58
   (D VanGundy  ) 0.514  5.812 245.27  E1   (L Jones     ) 0.483  5.819 247.25
                  0.528  5.915 242.84  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.469  5.816 247.52

Moats was skating around his lane on this pass. Gasparrelli will give up lane choice to Pat Austin in round three, if there isn't too much damage to the car. His chute failed to deploy and the car ended up in the sand trap at the end of the track.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Sam Blue            5.802 247.66  Q   11 Lynn Engels         6.005 237.09
   (K Hool      ) 0.507  5.820 247.38  E1   (K Williams  ) 0.591  5.973 238.64
 *****WINNER***** 0.537  5.799 249.72  E2                  0.467  7.785 118.00

Engels drifted toward the wall at 330' and was off the throttle by half track. Blue will give up lane choice to Cy Chesterman in round three.