Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 19:51 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  806 Steve Harker                            2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  5.489 266.21                     0.045  5.519 263.36
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Bartone   ) 0.052  5.496 264.65      (M Doushgouni) 0.067  5.695 264.13
E2    (D Gordon    ) 0.030  5.482 266.69      (J Lindberg  ) 0.090  5.488 267.06
E1    (B Hough     ) 0.057  5.718 256.80      (J Payne     ) 0.070  6.400 161.50
 Qualified:             #4  5.536 263.26                        #7  5.565 265.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,411 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Harker is 2 - 0 against Lombardo Jr. in prior events and Harker is 1 - 0 against Lombardo Jr. in prior final rounds. Harker with a near perfect reaction time and another great pass for the win. This is his 10th career National event win and the sixth this year. He has won the last five National events in a row to end the season and his championship year. Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.476, 660ft-3.649/211.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.646. Lombardo Jr. with a really good pass in the losing effort. John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.496, 660ft-3.671/211.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.669.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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