Sat, 18 May 2013, 18:15 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Kris Hool                               5 John Lombardo Jr.            
E1                   0.068  5.754 252.90     ****WINNER****  0.103  5.687 255.43
 Qualified:            #10  5.825 251.30                        #5  5.642 257.73

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 4,264 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Lombardo Jr. is 1 - 0 against Hool in prior events. Hool with the starting line advantage, but Lombardo Jr. is able to chase him down around half track. John Lombardo Jr.'s MOV: 0.0322 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6180 Jirka Kaplan                          771 Charles McLaws               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  5.689 253.23                     0.042  5.950 242.45
 Qualified:             #3  5.625 256.60                       #12  5.850 247.34

This is the first time Kaplan and McLaws have faced each other in eliminations. Kaplan with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Kaplan with a good looking pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   78 Doug Gordon                            10 Shane Westerfield            
E1                   0.015  6.564 245.85     ****WINNER****  0.016  5.678 253.42
 Qualified:            #11  5.827 246.30                        #4  5.641 256.21

Gordon and Westerfield have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Gordon is up in smoke right the hit and pedaled it, but Westerfield with the win. Westerfield will get lane choice over Lombardo Jr. in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Tony Bartone                           57 Wayne Butler                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.114  5.672 256.65                     0.054  5.958 238.60
 Qualified:             #1  5.604 257.73                       #14  5.928 221.56

Bartone is 1 - 0 against Butler in prior events. Butler with the starting line advantage, but Bartone has the lead by 330 feet and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win. He will have the bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  556 Lance Van Hauen                         6 Jay Payne                    
E1                   0.105  5.882 239.82     ****WINNER****  0.080  5.701 253.61
 Qualified:            #13  5.864 240.38                        #2  5.620 255.53

Payne is 1 - 0 against Van Hauen in prior events. Payne is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  799 Sean Bellemeur                        501 Scott McVey                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.766 250.09                     0.062  5.785 249.26
 Qualified:             #8  5.707 251.86                        #7  5.705 250.92

This is the first time Bellemeur and McVey have faced each other in eliminations. Bellemeur with a great light and never trailed for the win. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0492 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Bellemeur will give up lane choice to Payne in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2606 Mark Billington                      5757 Terry Ruckman                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.112  5.747 251.95                     0.039  5.824 215.58
 Qualified:             #9  5.762 253.28                        #6  5.702 253.56

This is the first time Billington and Ruckman have faced each other in eliminations. Ruckman with the starting line advantage, and then made a quick move toward the centerline, but reeled it in. billington was able to chase him down right in the lights for the win 0.0044 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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