FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
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Thursday's 1st Session
Run-by-run results of the first round of Federal-Mogul
Funny Car qualifying at the Mac Tools Gatornationals.
(L) John Powell 5.79, 249.65
(R) Frank Manzo 5.72, 253.23
Manzo, winner of the first two NHRA national events,
continues his torrid pace.
(L) Michael Simpson 5.96, 242.78
(R) Tony Bartone 5.83, 249.23
Slight tire shake for Bartone.
(L) Todd Simpson 13.36, 61.81
(R) Tim Slagle 5.94, 241.48
Simpson shakes.
(L) Mark Billington 6.17, 220.75
(R) Kim Fritts 5.87, 243.90
(L) Terry Mullins 7.97, 111.55
(R) John Lawson 5.95, 221.83
(L) Bernie Harrington 6.46, 234.98
(R) Fran Monaghan Jr. 5.86, 247.72
Both drivers pedaled through tire shake.
(L) Phil Burkart 5.99, 231.30
(R) Bob Gottschalk 5.86, 246.50
(L) Todd Paton 6.06, 245.23
Paton makes a single in his new Firebird.
(R) Bob Newberry 5.82, 250.06
Newberry also makes a single, the car getting a little loose.
(L) Paul Gill 6.79, 165.31
GAINESVILLE, FL - RIS - Order after one round of qualifying
in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 28th Annual Mac Tools Gatornationals:
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Frank Manzo 5.721 253.23
2 John Powell 5.793 249.65
3 Bob Newberry 5.827 250.06
4 Tony Bartone 5.836 249.23
5 Bob Gottschalk 5.861 246.50
6 Fran Monaghan Jr 5.864 247.72
7 Kim Fritts 5.874 243.90
8 Tim Slagle 5.940 241.48
9 John Lawson 5.951 221.83
10 Michael Simpson 5.960 242.78
11 Phil Burkart 5.991 231.30
12 Todd Paton 6.067 245.23
13 Mark Billington 6.179 220.75
14 Bernie Harrington 6.464 234.98
15 Paul Gill 6.799 165.31
16 Terry Mullins 7.974 111.55
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Todd Simpson 13.360 61.81
-- Ed Dykes / Racing Information Systems
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Friday's 2nd Session
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Tony Bartone 5.712@ 252.88
2 Frank Manzo 5.721 253.23&
3 John Powell 5.738 249.23
4 Bob Newberry 5.827 250.06
5 Kim Fritts 5.853 246.64
6 Bob Gottschalk 5.861 246.50
7 Fran Monaghan Jr 5.864 247.72
8 John Lawson 5.904 247.11
9 Tim Slagle 5.940 241.48
10 Michael Simpson 5.960 242.78
11 Phil Burkart 5.991 231.30
12 Bernie Harrington 6.015 241.93
13 Terry Mullins 6.016 239.55
14 Todd Paton 6.067 245.23
15 Mark Billington 6.123 222.05
16 Paul Gill 6.799 165.31
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Todd Simpson 9.559 86.89
@ = Track ET Record
& = Track MPH Record
-- Ed Dykes / Racing Information Systems
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Friday's 3rd Session
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Tony Bartone 5.712@ 252.88
2 Frank Manzo 5.721 253.23&
3 John Powell 5.738 249.23
4 Bob Newberry 5.821 247.59
5 John Lawson 5.835 245.90
6 Kim Fritts 5.853 246.64
7 Bob Gottschalk 5.861 246.50
8 Fran Monaghan Jr 5.864 247.72
9 Tim Slagle 5.940 241.48
10 Todd Paton 5.949 247.04
11 Michael Simpson 5.960 242.78
12 Phil Burkart 5.991 231.30
13 Bernie Harrington 6.015 241.93
14 Terry Mullins 6.016 239.55
15 Mark Billington 6.123 222.05
16 Paul Gill 6.799 165.31
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Todd Simpson 9.559 86.89
@ = Track ET Record
& = Track MPH Record
-- Ed Dykes / Racing Information Systems
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Saturday's 1st Round
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Frank Manzo 0.525 5.965 248.07
(L) Mark Billington 0.455 6.073 227.44
3:29 PM and we move right into the floppers... Manzo
got the headstart, but didn't need it...
(W) John Lawson 0.477 5.800 246.64
(L) Phil Burkart 0.519 8.641 105.75
Burkhart got way over against the wall, and it was
either lift, or scrape paint... he lifted.
(W) Bob Gottschalk 0.507 5.851 247.32
(L) Todd Paton 0.507 6.025 245.49
Paton's machine made a hard move to the right, then
back across the lane, before finally settling down...
(W) Fran Monaghan Jr 0.556 6.076 240.89
(L) Tim Slagle 0.747 6.093 237.84
Timmy, what were you thinking...?? You can't win
these things with three-quarter second reaction times...
(W) John Powell 0.452 6.800 149.03
(L) Terry Mullins 0.473 9.274 88.84
Mullins shakes and shuts off, and he's probably
shaking his head now, as Powell shut off early and was
certainly there for the taking...
(W) Kim Fritts 0.475 5.858 244.10
(L) Michael Simpson 0.477 6.083 238.72
Most of the cars have slowed from their qualifying
pace, but not Fritts, and that was the difference here...
(W) Bob Newberry 0.545 5.837 248.96
(L) Bernie Harrington 0.509 6.207 237.90
Harrington tried, but didn't get enough of a
headstart...
(W) Tony Bartone 0.685 5.832 248.41
(L) Paul Gill (Broke)
Gill rolled thru the staging beams when he brought the
revs up... left before the tree was activated. So that's
all for the F-M cars today...
-- Ed Dykes / Racing Information Systems
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Sunday's 2nd Round
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Bob Gottschalk 0.486 5.999 240.00
(L) Frank Manzo 0.437 9.595 92.92
1:27 PM and we're back, after about 20 minutes of
downtime due to the Keith Stark accident... And there's
lotsa tire shake in the right side, too much.
(W) Bob Newberry 0.467 5.853 248.96
(L) John Lawson 0.450 11.776 74.93
Now the tire shake gremlins move to the left side...
(W) Tony Bartone 0.443 5.791 249.44
(L) Fran Monaghan Jr 0.427 9.296 93.66
Just in case there was any confusion regarding who is
the dominant F-M Funny Car here this weekend...
(W) Kim Fritts 0.443 6.002 241.54
(L) John Powell 0.429 6.045 242.84
Minor upset, here, unless you're on the Fritts team,
in which case it's a major upset... and that's the last
pair of the round.
(c)1997, Ed Dykes / Racing Information Systems
