Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 05:20 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   62 Ken Webster                             9 Steve Gasparrelli            
E3                   0.108  5.647 254.38     ****WINNER****  0.039  5.663 256.31
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.036  5.719 252.90                     0.098  9.842  87.41
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.084  5.745 252.19      (C Thompson  ) 0.069  5.638 257.87
 Qualified:             #6  5.738 249.63                        #2  5.639 257.58

2:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,154 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Webster is late and then runs a terrific 5.647 to no avail.

Gasparrelli calms the combination down this time and gets the car to the finish line with a hole shot win.

Steve Gasparrelli's incremental margins: 60ft(0.043), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.047). MOV: 0.0538 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Ken Webster's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.509, 660ft-3.726/202.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.765.
Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.542, 660ft-3.754/204.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.787.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean O'Bannon                          73 Doug Gordon                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.619 258.02                     0.006  5.737 253.66
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lombardo J) 0.087  5.575 258.42      (J Evanchuk  ) 0.101  5.641 256.60
E1    (J Ashwell   ) 0.095  5.605 257.53                     0.095  5.750 208.20
 Qualified:             #5  5.664 256.55                        #1  5.624 259.26

Classic Division 7 match up...

Gordon nails the green with a super 0.006 and then keeps the lead until near mid-track, where O'Bannon power drives him on by and then pulls well ahead for the win.

Sean O'Bannon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.042), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.047). MOV: 0.0635 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.511, 660ft-3.719/204.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.747.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.552, 660ft-3.795/199.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.849.

2:12 p.m. O'Bannon has lane choice in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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