Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 15:51 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Clint Thompson                         55 Annie Whiteley               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.564 261.37                     0.101  9.212  97.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.104  5.525 261.88      (S Gasparrell) 0.064  6.075 243.90
 Qualified:             #5  5.491 266.00                        #4  5.463 266.48

12:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 2,509 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Thompson and Whiteley have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Whiteley is late off off the line and it may have cost her the Championship, The Camaro is in trouble early and slows.

Thompson gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5757 Terry Ruckman                          11 Mickey Ferro                 
E2                   0.040  5.836 248.98     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.470 270.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gordon    ) 0.044  5.617 260.26      (S Westerfiel) 0.061  5.443 271.62
 Qualified:            #10  5.569 255.00                        #2  5.457 271.19

Ferro is right behind Ruckman at the green and drives on by for a near career best ET and a decisive win.

Terry Ruckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.646, 660ft-3.905/199.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.951.
Mickey Ferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.641/211.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.634.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  800 Ulf Leanders                            6 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2                   0.106  5.583 261.72     ****WINNER****  0.050  5.475 271.35
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Payne     ) 0.114  5.573 261.27      (N Januik    ) 0.094  5.467 271.73
 Qualified:             #9  5.527 263.77                        #1  5.429 274.39

Lombardo is still in the hunt for the Championship with a strong pass. He gets a big starting line advantage and never looks back. He will keep lane choice over Thompson in round three.

Ulf Leanders' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.507, 660ft-3.706/208.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.725.
John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.488, 660ft-3.657/212.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.644.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  799 Sean Bellemeur                        802 Jonnie Lindberg              
E2                   0.016  5.797 254.47     ****WINNER****  0.176  5.593 263.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hough     ) 0.034  5.617 258.96      (C Marshall  ) 0.091  5.478 267.64
 Qualified:            #11  5.589 259.46                        #3  5.461 268.81

Lindberg's was way late at the green and almost gave away the Championship. Bellemeur had to pedal down track and that put Lindberg back the lead and the win. Ferro will have lane choice later.

That eliminates Annie Whiteley from the Championship for 2015.

Jonnie Lindberg's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.187), 330 ft(-0.083), 660ft(-0.028), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0444 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.627, 660ft-3.867/200.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.912.
Jonnie Lindberg's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.735/209.92 mph, 1,000ft-4.740.

12:45 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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