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JAWBREAKER MOTORSPORTS NEWS Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3 NORWALK, Ohio - NORWALK - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: John Bojec Runs 5.835/246.12, Now #12 Best prior run: 5.880/231.32, Was #15 Right Lane: Thomas Carter Runs 10.810/87.31, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.121/231.28, Was #17 Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 3,142 feet, track temperature 96 degrees. Carter is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Bojec with a nice pass, his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots...We now know who is racing and we will now just figure out who is racing who. Left Lane: Kebin Kinsley Runs 5.721/250.51, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.855/246.57, Was #15 Right Lane: Larry Dobbs Runs 5.951/233.72, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.916/242.76, Was #16 This was a great looking pass as he goes all the way up to the number three spot...Kebin Kinsley's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.769/200.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.825. Dobbs will not improve and he will stay in the number 16 spot. Left Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 5.751/254.52, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.848/251.67, Was #14 Right Lane: Lance Van Hauen Runs 8.128/95.88, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.852/243.33, Was #15 Van Hauen was on a nice pass until a big bang and he trailed engine smoke through the 1320 and he will stay in the number 15 spot. Tigges with a real nice looking pass to go to the number five spot. Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.578, 660ft-3.817/200.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.867. Left Lane: Jeff Burnett Runs 5.753/245.81, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.830/244.69, Was #13 Right Lane: Terry Munroe Runs 5.690/252.80, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.786/250.51, Was #9 This was a great looking drag race and both of them get into the top half of the show. Jeff Burnett's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.775/198.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.845. Terry Munroe's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.531, 660ft-3.756/203.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.802. Left Lane: John Anderika Runs 5.778/246.57, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.823/243.72, Was #13 Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 6.067/184.07, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.776/249.26, Was #10 Bohl with big bang and then a lot engine smoke on the top end, and lot of oil. Anderika with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Left Lane: Bobby Martin Runs 5.695/253.90, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.797/251.63, Was #12 Right Lane: Jason McKnight Runs 8.372/128.40, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.762/230.13, Was #8 McKnight lifted the front end and then had tire shake before he clicked it off. Martin with a great pass to move to the number four spot. Bobby Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.541, 660ft-3.763/203.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.811. Left Lane: Brian Harvanek Runs 5.749/248.57, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.768/247.52, Was #10 Right Lane: Chris Foster Runs 5.647/253.52, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.741/243.46, Was #6 Foster ties his career best pass and moves up to the number two spot. Chris Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.503, 660ft-3.718/203.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.762. Harvanek moves into the top half of the show. Brian Harvanek's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.777/199.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.845. Left Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.663/252.24, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.668/252.52, Was #3 Right Lane: Frank Manzo Runs 5.622/259.16, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.632/257.38, Was #1
Bartone improves, but stays in the number three spot. Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.503, 660ft-3.725/202.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.774. Manzo improves on his number one qualifying time with a great looking pass. Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.727/206.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.755. This is the 72nd time Manzo has qualified number one. Order for Qualifying Round 3 NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Frank Manzo Lucas Motor Oil Monte Carlo 5.622 259.16 2. Chris Foster Foster Racing Monte Carlo 5.647 253.52 3. Tony Bartone Centre Pointe Collision Ford M 5.663 252.52 4. Terry Munroe Monte Carlo 5.690 252.80 5. Bobby Martin Lane Automotive Charger 5.695 253.90 6. Kebin Kinsley K&R Motorsports Camaro 5.721 250.51 7. Brian Harvanek All Time Trucking Camaro 5.749 248.57 8. Fred Tigges Tigges Racing Avenger 5.751 254.52 9. Jeff Burnett Mustang 5.753 245.81 10. Jason McKnight Impala 5.762 230.13 11. Andy Bohl Hedman Headers Mustang 5.776 249.26 12. John Anderika East Coast Auto Electric Camar 5.778 246.57 13. Fred Hagen Jr. Mustang 5.799 245.81 14. John Bojec PAC Racing Springs Monte Carlo 5.835 246.12 15. Lance Van Hauen Roling Chevy Firebird 5.852 243.33 16. Larry Dobbs Corvette 5.916 242.76 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Thomas Carter Jaw Breaker Motorsports Monte 6.121 231.28 Results for Elimination Round 1 NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Fred Tigges (Tigges Racing Avenger) 0.073 5.708 254.38 (L) Jeff Burnett (Mustang) 0.087 5.748 248.98 Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,101 feet, track temperature 127 degrees. Tigges with the starting line advantage and then runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Burnett runs his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. After the run is when all the excitement began for Burnett when the chutes didn't deploy and it appeared like the brakes weren't slowing the car down. He was into the sand and right through it to the wide open field behind the sand trap. He is out of the car and okay. (W) Brian Harvanek (All Time Trucking Camaro) 0.119 5.732 250.04 (L) Jason McKnight (Impala) 0.135 5.848 241.15 Harvanek is out of the gate first and never looked back. It appears McKnight used up an engine as there was a large cloud of smoke as he crossed the finish line. (W) Kebin Kinsley (K&R Motorsports Camaro) 0.084 5.736 248.93 (L) Thomas Carter (Jaw Breaker Motorsports Mont 0.127 5.980 237.92 Carter is in as an alternate for Bohl...Kinsley was out of the gate first and was straight down the groove for the win. Carter got loose around 200 feet and pedaled it one time. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. (W) John Anderika (East Coast Auto Electric Cam 0.086 5.741 249.35 (L) Bobby Martin (Lane Automotive Charger) 0.074 8.599 96.20 Martin was first off the line and then up in smoke and he tried to drive through it, but...around half track the engine let go with a quick flash of flames. Anderika with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light. (W) Terry Munroe (Monte Carlo) 0.182 5.702 251.81 (L) Fred Hagen Jr. (Mustang) -9.999(R) NT-No Show Hagan Jr. is a no show. Munroe with a good clean pass, just a tick off his qualifying time. He will have lane over Anderika in the next round. (W) Tony Bartone (Centre Pointe Collision Ford 0.087 5.665 252.95 (L) John Bojec (PAC Racing Springs Monte Carlo) 0.091 5.726 252.4 Bojec was out of the gate first, but Bartone had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Bartone launched with the front wheels in the air and skipped the front tires a couple times down the track. Bartone is just a couple ticks off his qualifying time for the win light. Bojec runs his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Bartone will have lane choice over Kinsley in the next round. (W) Chris Foster (Foster Racing Monte Carlo) 0.225 5.920 193.43 (L) Lance Van Hauen (Roling Chevy Firebird) -9.999(R) NT-No Show Van Hauen is a no show...Foster launches hard and is on a good pass until it bangs the blower with a quick flash of fire and send the relief panel flying high into the air. Foster will give up lane choice to Harvanek in round two. (W) Frank Manzo (Lucas Motor Oil Monte Carlo) 0.084 5.574 259.36 (L) Larry Dobbs (Corvette) 0.084 9.282 90.44 They leave together and then it is all Manzo with the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice in round two. Frank Manzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.490, 660ft-3.685/207.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.708. Dobbs was real loose right off the staring line and clicked it off. |
