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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 15 Todd Veney 5 Shane Westerfield E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 5.622 259.96 0.027 5.651 257.53 Qualified: #7 5.579 262.79 #10 5.607 259.015:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,945 feet, track temperature 115 degrees. Todd Veney’s dad, Ken, won here in 1981. Todd won his first race in Norwalk earlier this year….Shane Westerfield was runner-up in Seattle this year. These two haven’t met in round one before. Westerfield gets a small starting line advantage and hold off a charging Veney until right before half track. Veney drives on by for the close win. Todd Veney's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.006), 660ft(0.004), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0219 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Todd Veney's incremental
times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.532, 660ft-3.734/206.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.758. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 147 Fred Tigges 33 Andy Bohl E1 0.070 5.757 256.02 ****WINNER**** 0.080 5.639 257.33 Qualified: #12 5.623 257.87 #5 5.565 259.51Tigges gets away first, but Bohl drives on by before the sixty foot lights. He steadily pulls ahead going down the track for a decisive win. Andy Bohl's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.040), 660ft(0.088), 1,000ft(0.103). MOV: 0.1083 seconds (approximately 41 feet). Fred Tigges' incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.825/198.00 mph,
1,000ft-4.877.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Steve Harker 440 Steve Burck
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.109 5.575 263.72 0.047 5.734 231.75
Qualified: #2 5.509 266.53 #15 5.821 248.84
Steve Harker was runner-up here in 2009. This is his 9th Indy race….Steve Burck is making his 4th Indy start. These two haven’t met in round one before.Burck gets a huge starting line advantage and hold off Harker to right before the 1000 foot lights. There is smoke from the engine and he slows. Strong pass for Harker. He will face Veney in the next round tomorrow with lane choice. Steve Harker's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.061), 330 ft(-0.052), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0971 seconds (approximately 33 feet). Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.526, 660ft-3.715/209.23 mph,
1,000ft-4.722.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 John Lombardo Jr. 331 Tony Bogolo
E1 0.068 6.445 257.63 ****WINNER**** 0.101 6.133 241.07
Qualified: #1 5.484 268.81 #16 5.845 249.12
This is the 10th time that John Lombardo has been #1 and his first at Indy. The top qualifier in the alky Funny Car class has won Indy in 4 of the last 8 years and 11 times in the 34 years that the class has run at the “Nationals.” Lombard’s qualifying run of 268.81 is the fifth quickest in class history and only Jonnie Lindberg has ever run faster… This is Tony Bogolo’s 5th time at Indy in the TAFC class. These two haven’t met in round one before.Lombardo set the track ET record in qualifying, but he strikes the tires right off the line. He does several pedal slaps and stays after it right to the finish line. Bogolo was lucky, as a "not so good" light is negated, and he is able to hold off Lombardo for the win. Tony Bogolo's incremental margins: 60ft(0.060), 330 ft(0.423), 660ft(0.419), 1,000ft(0.343). MOV: 0.2796
seconds (more than 100 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Jay Payne 32 Chris Foster
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.116 6.261 173.92 0.094 10.174 97.85
Qualified: #4 5.551 262.28 #13 5.672 253.99
This is Jay Paynes’ 28th Indy race and his 15th in the alky Funny Car class. He is the defending event champion. Only Frank Manzo, Pat Austin and Brad Anderson have won this race in back-to-back years in the TAFC class. Jay also won here in 2010 and was runner-up in 2001 & 1996 (TAD)….Chris Foster won here in 2012. Payne won the only other first round match up.Foster smokes the tires hard at the green and gives a second chance to a slowing Payne. No chutes, but he didn't have enough speed to make it a problem. Bohl will have lane choice next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 55 Annie Whiteley 8 Dan Pomponio E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 5.604 262.64 0.057 8.356 118.17 Qualified: #6 5.576 264.13 #11 5.615 258.71Annie Whiteley was runner-up here in 2013 and she has won twice this year….This is Dan Pomponio’s 3rd trip to Indy and his best (#11) starting position. Dan is 35-33 for his career coming into eliminations. Whiteley won the only other first round match up. Pomponio has the Monte Carlo shaking, spinning, and hopping off the line, He gives it up early. Strong pass for Whiteley and an easy win. Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.540, 660ft-3.736/207.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.748. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 802 Jonnie Lindberg 11 Mickey Ferro E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 5.609 263.72 0.084 23.218 29.16 Qualified: #8 5.587 264.44 #9 5.605 259.36Mickey Ferro has won 8 national events, with his last coming in 2012 at Gainesville. These two haven’t met in round one before. The right lane bites again, as Ferro is in trouble early. He coasts on down the track. No issues for Lindberg and an easy win. He will have lane choice over Bogolo in round two. Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-4.596,
660ft-9.882/039.86 mph, 1,000ft-16.219. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 747 Mike Doushgounian 377 Paul Noakes E1 ****WINNER**** 0.077 5.853 256.70 No Time Qualified: #3 5.547 263.62 #14 5.728 256.55Noakes day goes bad in the burnout, as the blower goes bang. He pulls the car over to the wall. Mike Doushgounian may have been a sitting duck, as he has to pedal after the sixty foot lights and powers on down. Whiteley will have lane choice tomorrow. Mike Doushgounian's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.934/199.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.980. 6:20
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