Sat, 15 Nov 2014, 18:14 PM
Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 50th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
562 Kris Hool 6 Tony Bartone
E1 0.043 5.611 261.37 ****WINNER**** 0.034 5.579 262.08
Qualified: #8 5.568 261.57 #9 5.570 262.23
Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.89
inches, adjusted altitude 2,641 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.Bartone is 5 - 1 against Hool
in prior events. Bartone with the starting line advantage and makes another great pass to take the
win. Tony Bartone's MOV: 0.0416 seconds (approximately 16 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 John Lombardo Jr. 7 Jay Payne
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.070 6.400 161.50 -0.007 5.591 262.44
Qualified: #7 5.565 265.27 #10 5.583 263.00
Payne is 2 - 1 against Lombardo Jr. in prior events. Payne is just a few ticks too quick on
the tree and turns on the red light. Lombardo Jr. with shake and the win as he clicks it off
early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
747 Mike Doushgounian 8 Steve Gasparrelli
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.056 5.565 260.46 0.029 7.684 123.86
Qualified: #6 5.563 261.72 #11 5.584 262.18
This is the first time Doushgounian and Gasparrelli have faced each other in eliminations.
Gasparrelli with the starting line advantage, but is out of the groove early and over by the wall
before he clicks it off. Doushgounian with a real nice pass as he is just a couple ticks off his
qualifying time for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Shane Westerfield 77 Doug Gordon
E1 0.025 5.615 259.06 ****WINNER**** 0.046 5.581 258.27
Qualified: #12 5.588 260.81 #5 5.562 259.31
Westerfield is 3 - 2 against Gordon in prior events. Westerfield with a great light and the
lead early, but Gordon has the lead by 330 feet and extends it from there on... Doug Gordon's MOV:
0.0132 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
806 Steve Harker 64 Brian Hough
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.057 5.718 256.80 0.069 No Time
Qualified: #4 5.536 263.26 #13 5.605 257.24
Harker and Hough have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Harker with the
starting line advantage and is straight down the groove with good pass for the win. Harker will
give up lane choice to Gordon in the next round. Hough is loose from the start and over by the
wall and then back across the lane and across the centerline...DQing his run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
597 Greg Hunter 9 Todd Veney
E1 0.066 9.387 104.44 ****WINNER**** 0.068 7.384 208.65
Qualified: #14 5.618 256.60 #3 5.532 262.85
This is the first time Hunter and Veney have faced each other in eliminations. They leave
together with Hunter getting the slight advantage and then they both lose traction and the pedaling
starts. Hunter is of and on the throttle a couple times and then gets over close to the centerline
before he clicks it off. Veney is on and off the throttle a couple times, but finally gets it to
hook enough to get the win. He will give up lane choice to Doushgounian in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
802 Jonnie Lindberg 765 Bernie Harrington
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 5.576 260.46 0.076 12.153 55.97
Qualified: #2 5.531 263.05 #15 5.644 251.95
This is the first time Lindberg and Harrington have faced each other in eliminations. Lindberg
with a great light and his straight down the groove for the win. Harrington is up in smoke early
and clicks it off. Lindberg will have lane choice over Lombardo Jr. in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5757 Terry Ruckman 800 Ulf Leanders
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.055 5.695 258.91 0.064 No Time
Qualified: #16 5.654 258.62 #1 5.504 265.59
This is the first time Ruckman and Leanders have faced each other in eliminations. Ruckman
with the starting line advantage and is straight down the groove for the win. He will give up lane
choice to Bartone in the next round. Leanders made a quick move toward the centerline right at the
hit and collected the the 330-foot cone.
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