Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 08:52 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of final, round 4 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
    3 Sean O'Bannon                           9 Steve Gasparrelli            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.102  5.581 257.87                     0.044  5.655 255.87
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Gordon    ) 0.061  5.619 258.02      (K Webster   ) 0.039  5.663 256.31
E2    (J Lombardo J) 0.087  5.575 258.42                     0.098  9.842  87.41
E1    (J Ashwell   ) 0.095  5.605 257.53      (C Thompson  ) 0.069  5.638 257.87
 Qualified:             #5  5.664 256.55                        #2  5.639 257.58

5:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,121 feet.

Gasparrelli is 1 - 0 against O'Bannon in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Gasparrelli has a lifetime win-loss record of 10-8 in final rounds. O'Bannon is 2-3 to date.

A great race to half track with Gasparrelli getting the lead off the starting line and holding O'Bannon off until half track, where they are dead even. O'Bannon nips ahead and takes the six foot win.

Sean O'Bannon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(-0.011), 660ft(0.000), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.478, 660ft-3.681/205.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.709.
Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.739/203.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.776.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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