AND FOR THE STATISTICS KEEPERS

Based on exhaustive research, your DRO staffies discovered that you guys (meaning readers) don't care whether eliminations in their entirety are presented in the story. None of that, "The first round of Alcohol Funny Car began with. . ." jazz. For those interested, though, here are the round-by-rounds of Pro Modified and Alcohol Funny Car.
PRO MODIFIED
1st round
(W) Loren Braseth ('94 Beretta) 0.115 6.739/205.94
  Bill Graziano ('66 Chevy II) 0.189 6.853/204.17
(W) Scott Ray ('63 Corvette) 0.070 6.381/220.12
  Doug Mills ('93 T-Bird) 0.078 6.756/213.23
(W) Jeff Elam ('67 Camaro) 0.120 6.921/203.43
  Don Provenzano (Corvette)   broke
(W) Zach Barklage ('02 Pontiac) 0.121 6.511/218.72
  Vince Portera ('63 Corvette) 0.147 7.644/124.65
Semi's
(W) Barklage 0.119 6.490/219.94
  Ray 0.308 6.382/219.76
(W) Braseth 0.073 6.867/202.39
  Elam 0.095 6.906/199.02
Final   
(W) Barklage 0.140 6.542/219.91
  Braseth 0.039 6.676/200.02
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR*   
*Best four first-round elapsed times brought back for the semi's   
1st round
(W) Jody Gucwa ('90 Firenza) 0.103 6.354/219.76
  Ray Drew (Firebird) 0.408 7.730/125.01
(W) Wayne Butler ('98 Firebird) 0.196 7.952/115.61
  Kevin Newburgh ('92 Corvette)   shutoff on line
(W) Bruce Carlson ('01 Corvette) 0.162 6.267/233.36
  Dan Crownhart ('01 Corvette) foul broke
(W) Larry Bakke ('01 Firebird) 0.516 6.225/227.96
  Newburgh (re-fired) 0.119 7.035/188.83
Semi's
(W) Drew 0.188 6.344/228.31
  Bakke 0.240 8.152/107.10
(W) Crownhart 0.082 6.384/206.92
  Gucwa 0.123 6.382/220.04
Final
(W) Drew 0.080 6.306/227.27
  Crownhart 0.147 6.362/201.46

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